This next blog post is about some of the most popular apps among young adults. Instagram allows you to take and share pictures with your friends. You can add comments and tag people, but its main focus is just pictures.
Here is a Pic Collage of some pictures when we went to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center this summer. My kids are both in college now, but we never outgrow this place. Who can resist hand feeding giraffes?
Here is another one from our recent vacation to Red River, NM. All but 4 members of my family were able to go. So much fun!
Vine is all about videos. The best part of Vine is the videos are all short. You can browse so quickly through videos because they are only a few seconds long. In my opinion, you have to be pretty creative to be funny in just a few seconds.
Now when it comes to using these in the classroom I think it will depend on the grade level. Instagram would be a great way to spotlight student work or students making great choices. The parents can follow our classroom Instagram and see the great things going on in the classroom. As for Vine, spotlighting a student would be fine. Videos are quick, but the student can say a couple of things about themselves. You can have the students make a video about their favorite book. They can show the book and talk about their favorite part. These apps are a great resource to have in a classroom!
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