Instagram in the Classroom
A Instagram post could be made by a teacher to post important upcoming events in the classroom along with important material that was covered in class. This is a great way to get the content to the students.
Many students are using social media and are using it in vast quantities. They need to be educated on how to use it safely and respectfully. Instagram is one of these platforms and can be used to enhance classroom learning while teaching safe practices in social media.
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Instagram can be used by creating a professional account for the teacher's classroom where only things relating to school get posted. The students and parents can then request to follow the private account so that random people can't access the information. The teacher could then also request that all students turn post notifications on for their account so that students get notified immediately when new and important content is posted so that they view it as soon as possible.
Social media is an important tool that can enhance the classroom and it is only going to become a larger aspect of it as well. More and more students are using social media and they need to be educated on how to be safe with it. Plus, since they are already on it, it is an easy way to get in contact with them through it in order to share important information about what is happening in the classroom.
A Instagram story by a teacher could be used to send out information quickly like if there is going to be a sub in the classroom that day or if there is a snow day. This is an easy way to send out information quickly to all students and some parents.