Ten Ideas for Using Instagram in the Classroom

Pinterest Tips for Teachers Pinterest is a fantastic online pinboard that lets you organise and share things that you find on the web. It’s possible to ‘pin’ lots of different types of content to your boards to help you find it all again later, as well as share it with friends and colleagues. Lots of teachers are using Pinterest, so I thought that it might be useful to share some tips and suggest some top users to follow. First, here’s a great video tutorial that gives more information about how to use Pinterest.

The Educator’s Guide to Instagram and Other Photo Apps I’m not the most dedicated Instagrammer (need to get out more) or the best photographer (wish I was) but like many other educators, I enjoy sharing my photos on Instagram. Why? It’s fun! Easy! How To Use Instagram In The Classroom We’ve shared a lot of different ideas here on how to integrate different forms of social media in the classroom. From Facebook to Twitter and Pinterest, there are a ton of educators out there who are harnessing their students’ existing interest and knowledge of these social media tools to engage them in learning activities in the classroom. The handy infographic below (Via: librariansonthefly.blogspot.com) shows a number of different ways to employ another popular social media tool in the classroom and library: Instagram.

10 Ways To Use Learnist In The Classroom We’re big fans of the newest educational social network on the block, Learnist. It’s a highly intuitive social network just for learners. If you want to find a new way to understand something, say goodbye to Wikipedia and hello to Learnist, the “Pinterest For Education.” But enough of the marketing nonsense. How do you actually use Learnist? Instagram in Education Do you use Instagram? This free photo-sharing app is one of the fastest growing social networks, with 100 million users, and it’s easy to see why. With its retro square format and lo-fi filters, the app makes shooting, editing, and sharing photos easy and fun. And now you can follow K12 on Instagram! Check out photos from community events at our partner schools around the country, peek behind the scenes at K12 for a preview of what we’re working on, and share your online schooling photos with us by tagging us @k12learn.

Monsters on Twitter I apologize if you were looking for real Monsters. You won't find them here! What you will find is an awesome project that we did with our 3rd graders that deals with writing about Monsters. And it all came about because of a connection I made on Twitter. This summer I created a sign-up site for Mystery Skypes and was interested in giving credit to the original "founder" of the Mystery Skype idea. 25 Of The Best Pinterest Boards In Education Blogs and Twitter aren’t the only social tools out there that can help you keep up with the latest and greatest developments in educational technology. Pinterest is rapidly becoming a favorite tool of educators all over the nation, and many have amassed some pretty great collections of edtech-related pins that teachers and students alike can use to explore new ways to learn, share, teach, and grow. While it would be nearly impossible to highlight every edtech pinboard out there, we’ve shared some of the boards we think stand out among the crowd here.

Using Instagram in an Educational Context If you are active on social websites, or have young tech users in your life, then you’ve probably come across Instagram. This application works in hand-in-hand with Facebook and has grown to be one of the most apps on the Internet. What is Instagram? Instagram is an online photo sharing and social networking service.