I don't use Instagram (or any social media) much, but I know that kids do. My 4th graders talked about Instagram all of the time. On the last day of school, I let the kids take pictures with me on their phones on the condition that they would not post them anywhere. Of course, the next day a parent told me I was all over Instagram and that the kids were posting sweet things about me. I really didn't care because it was just the kids and I smiling, but that is kids for you! Putting pictures of their teacher on Instagram when I asked them not to! :)
I could possibly see using Instagram in the classroom, but I would not use Vine (not with the kids anyways). It isn't protected enough and I will be with the little guys next year. I would be a nervous wreck using it. I could see using it in this way that I did on here. Getting snippets of videos and embedding them on a classroom blog for the kids and parents to see.
One of the blogs I read had the idea of the kids creating an alphabet book by taking pictures of words around them. I like that idea. We do a lot of alphabet books in the beginning of the year and this would be a fun way for them to make their own.
These are the sad three little pictures that are on my instagram account. I added text the Chase one using Pic O Gram (ipad app). It was very easy. That is definitely something 1st graders would be able to do.
Here is a brief clip (don't worry that you're seeing the brief version, the extended is more of the same:) ) of the delightful "Dinosaur and the Boy" play that my 5 year old created.
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