By @samdemuro
We Meme It
Snaps From NEA RA
Snapchat
in Class
Snapchat, a light-
hearted, fun tool to interact with
others and tell a story, is the most
popular social media platform
among teens. It can be useful
for educators, too. Some ways
to incorporate it in and outside
of class:
• Remind students of assignments
and share relevant content. (One-
way communication is allowed, so
no need to add students for them
to see your snaps.)
• Easily annotate text or draw on
your snaps.
• Follow other snapchatting
educators to grow your
professional learning network and
see how they use Snapchat.
• Model digital citizenship. (Some
students use Snapchat to send
inappropriate photos/videos
because they can disappear after
a short time.)
• Let students create content and
teach you how they use Snapchat.
Delegates have fun with CTA filters at July's
NEA Representative Assembly in Boston.
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Beating the Drum
In December 2014, the Educator featured James
Van Buren, director of Grant Union High School's
high-flying drumline. Since then, "Mr. V " and the
15-member drumline have traveled the world and
performed on national T V — and the group is
now led entirely by girls. Van Buren, Twin Rivers
United Educators, also teaches at Grant High,
located in one of Sacramento's more challenging
neighborhoods. He's received kudos for helping
change students' lives through the discipline of
practice and performance, and dispelling crippling
attitudes that impede success.
The drumline's current goal is to perform at
Oprah Winfrey 's Leadership Academy for Girls
in South Africa. Watch their video message to
Winfrey at bit.ly/2uK6QBo.
James Van Buren with leaders of
the drumline.
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