Thing 10

#10 Sharing Photos

Instagram and Snapchat are by far the most-used apps for photo-sharing among our middle school students.  

Professionally I can see uses for Instagram - creating hashtags related to reading, specific topics students are studying, etc.  The required age of 13 for account registration restricts the use of these apps in our school setting.  

I'm a bit uncomfortable using Snapchat with eligible students simply because it is difficult to manage - the images/videos disappearing after viewing.

On a personal note, it has been fun using both apps.  It keeps me connected/updated with our children. A picture is certainly worth a thousand words!