Instagram and Vine

Hi Everyone,

I have some new ideas for us to use in our classrooms and library.
I started off with Vine.  Vine is a neat tool because you have to pack a lot of information into a short period of time.  Vine videos are limited to six seconds, so you have to plan ahead.  I think this is a great tool to use in the classroom.  Here is a cool idea for using Vine.  Have your students make a how-to video!  Students will have to plan out exactly what they want to do before they start taping.  I think it will be a different way to increase writing skills.
Here is my Vine.  We had to do ours in two videos.
This is Justin.  This summer he learned how to make his own breakfast.







Another neat tool that many of the students area already familiar with using is Instagram.  Here is an idea for using it in your classroom.  Have students take some Instagram photos at home to tell something about themselves the first week of school.  I chose to tell about my gardening hobby.
Here are my Instagram photos.  You can have them start out by adding captions to the photos and then later they can write narratives about them.


My Daylillies are in bloom I'm trying to grow something new. These are called cow horn chilies. And some healthy zucchini!