I personally have an Instagram account but never thought I could use it in my classroom until it was mentioned in this assignment. Although I think that Instagram and Vine haven't been as popular as they were when they first came out some students might still use it. I teach fourth graders and I think they still use it when compared to Jr. high and high school students. I researched on how to integrate Instagram into the classroom and found a teacher (Dallas Thompson) in elementary who uses it with her fifth grade students. She noticed that some of her students were constantly talking about the apps that they use, so she thought of a clever way to use Instagram with her class. She created an account for her classroom and invited the students who already had an account to follow hers. She would posts questions for her students to answer. For those who weren't allowed to have an Instagram she would allow them to log in before class started, so they would still be involved in the discussion. She made it fun for her students to learn from each other. This gave me something to think about.
Here is a picture I posted on my Instagram. This is one way to use Instagram to motivate our students to read.
Screencasts are a great way to teach students how to do different assignments. I for one find it easier to complete an assignment when our professors provide screencasts for us to see. It just answers any questions we might have.
Screencast-o-matic and Jing are to softwares you can use to create screencast. Although they are both free to use, in order to use Jing you would have to download it onto your computer. They both offer tutorials on how to create your screencast. I found Screencast-o-matic very easy to use and it's the one I chose to create my screencast. The only downfall from it being free is that it only allows you a fifteen minute screencast unless you go pro for only $15 a year.
For my screencast I chose to show my students how to use TTM (Think Through Math) from home. Here is my screencast.
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This is a good way to teach students how to access Think Through Math which is a good way to teach math skills. We also use TTM. These tools are great to help students navigate through the site.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of using Instagram to motivate students to read. I am looking forward to reading the book you posted. (It's on my to buy list.) Instagram is a good way to introduce new topics.
ReplyDeleteI've struggled with showing students over and over how to find something online. It's much easier to have it available in video for them to watch step by step. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great screencast, the kids will be able to follow it quite easily! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of screencasts for elementary students!
ReplyDeleteSometimes we forget that students need a simple resource to remember how to do things at home. The screencast programs are a great way to still be able to reach our students at home. Wonderful job!
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