10 days of my life as a teacher and a mother! Tara
I had a lot of fun with the Instagram project. I definitely see the value and use of this tool in my classroom as a great way to document my students' learning daily for parents and/or family members to see what is going on inside the classroom with their student. It is also a great way for students to know what they missed if they are absent. I also think we can use Instagram for my students to document an online project showing what they learned in chemistry for an entire unit. One aspect of Instagram that makes is so user friendly in the classroom is that teachers and students can use #hashtags to personalize the learning and make it specific to each classroom, this also makes it easy for students to track their peers progress. I want to implement Instagram in one of our units this semester in my chemistry classroom.
Below is a great TED talk with Novelist Chimamanda Adichie. She has clear warning for us only hearing a single story when creating an understanding about someone. She talked about how a single story can create stereotypes that are not only inaccurate but hurtful as well. A single story that can lead to misunderstandings and misconceptions definitely carries over to education. One way I believe this to be true is that a lot of students sitting in classroom around the world are learning from one teacher out of one textbook. After viewing this video, this is a single story in education. Today's students want to create a learning environment where they are collaborating and communicating with their peers, not only those in the classroom but from around the world. It is up to us as educators to facilitate this authentic platform for learning that allows students time to play, discover and create online. Ms. Adichie talked a lot about power and how power plays a big role in creating this single story. I believe it is time that we as educators shift the power onto our students so they can make their learning experience personal and more meaningful to them as individuals. Our students want space to make their own journey in life.
My Instagram story above is just a 10 day sample of what I do everyday, as a teacher and mother and it tells many different stories about me and my life. One of my favorite quotes from the video: "To show of people as one thing, as only one thing over and over again...and that is what they become." Instagram allows space for our students to show the world many different aspects of their life both socially and academically, and because of this, Instagram can be a very powerful tool for our students learning and creating many stories about their lives.
My Instagram story above is just a 10 day sample of what I do everyday, as a teacher and mother and it tells many different stories about me and my life. One of my favorite quotes from the video: "To show of people as one thing, as only one thing over and over again...and that is what they become." Instagram allows space for our students to show the world many different aspects of their life both socially and academically, and because of this, Instagram can be a very powerful tool for our students learning and creating many stories about their lives.