GLOSSARY
• Hashtag activism: Using social media and hashtags to promote social
justice or educational issues, such as #YesOn55, #PublicEducation,
#BlackLivesMaer.
• Meme (pronounced "meem"): An idea, typically
referencing something in pop culture, often a
humorous image with text, that can be copied or
re-created and spread rapidly by Internet users.
#teachermeme of the month (actually two, to
catch up on the opening months of school)
By @samdemuro
The Latest:
Instagram Stories
Inspired by Snapchat, these are temporary
(unless you make them permanent) videos or
photos strung together in a gallery that tells a
story. They're meant to be fresh and fast. Exam-
ples of classroom use:
• Post a series of images/videos of student pre-
sentations throughout the day.
• Have one student per week create a Story
(or be a co-creator depending on age) in the
classroom to document a particular lesson or
school event from their perspective.
• Monday icebreaker: Use a fun question —
"What is something you learned over the
weekend?" "What is the story of your name?"
"What is the funniest joke you know?" — and
have students take turns answering it. A great
way to encourage student voice.
• Hold a contest with other classes for the most
creative Instagram Story.
• Break the class into small groups, give each a
tablet (with class Instagram account already
signed in), and have them come up with their
own Story about a given topic.
Social
in the
Summer
Participants in the
Communications
Strand at CTA's
Summer Institute
(#CTASI16) show their
support for Prop. 55.
#Prop55
facebook.com/
wearecta
@WeAreCTA @WeAreCTA
#OurVoiceOurUnion
#WeAreCTA
For our full social media directory,
see cta.org/social
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15 September 2016
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