Instagram and Vine

Instagram and Vine

 

Social media is becoming more and more a part of our daily lives. This week I took a look at how a librarian can incorporate Instagram and Vine (Instagram’s video sharing partner) into the library.

 

Instagram: 

 

Instagram is a picture sharing site that can be used in many ways. It is well know for the hashtag as well. You can take a photo and then post it to your Instagram and share for the world to see. If you attach a # (hashtag) to the picture it will allow you to see other people's pictures that have the same hashtag. I would most likely use Instagram in the same way as Facebook, as a way to share information and show students, teachers and parents different things that are happening around the library. It would be a great way to show different displays that have been created or student projects. I also used Instagram as a way to congratulate the students who have earned 100 A.R. Points! I think that is is another way that librarians can connect and exchange ideas. I plan to keep up with it and use it more often for the library. I will most likely create an Instagram for the library as well as a personal one. Below is the link to my Instagram page!

 

Instagram

 

 

Vine:

I was not familiar with Vine until I started looking into Instagram. I discovered that it is a partner of Instagram. Vine was created for video sharing, while Instagram is for pictures. After looking into all the possibilities that this could be used for I found a ton of great ways to use it in the library or classroom. You could have the students create videos over anything that you are covering class. They can make videos about anything with only time limiting them, which I also discovered that it makes them think outside the box and be creative. I was talking about Vine with my fourth grade class today and was blown away by how many knew what it was and how many had an account. So I told them that I wanted them to create some Vine videos about genres and the library and they had a blast. You can watch what they created on my Vine account by clicking on the link below. I also used Vine today to capture one of my Kinder classes leaving the library dressed as Indians and signing their chant. Like Instagram and Facebook it is also a great way to share information with teachers, students, and parents.

 

Vine

 

 

There are so many different projects that can be done with either site/app and they are both very easy to use. They are both right at your finger tips since everyone normally has their phone on them at all times. I really enjoyed both and plan to use them in the future.