2. What is this tutorial about?
This
tutorial is about how to use a
photography web 2.0 application on the
internet and on any smart phone.
It is considered web 2.0 because there is
no cost, users are able to communicate
through comments back and forth as if
they were talking face to face, and
because users are able to “tag” other
users in photos so that more than one
person is involved.
5. Step 3
Then after this create a
username and
password. You have
the option to “invite”
Facebook friends. You
must type in a valid
email and your name
in the provided slots.
Then click done. You
may also add a picture
by clicking the edit
button under the word
account.
8. Step 6
How to follow people:
You can click on the star icon to
search people/users or hashtags.
Once you find a user click on
their name and go to their profile
and click follow. The icon with
turn green and say following.
9. Step 7
To add a picture to your feed. Click on
the camera Icon. Add a picture from
your photos. Choose a filter that you like.
Next you can tag people in the photo so
there will be more than one person
involved in the photo. Click done and
the photo will appear on your feed.
10. Step 8
You
can comment
on a picture back
and forth to
communicate with
people in real time.
11. Step 9
To
reopen and
perform the tasks
above, just click on
the Instagram app
on your home
screen!
12. How can it be used in
Education?
This
can be used to
take pictures of
whatever you are
going over in class
and comment
back and forth
talking about it.
You
could also do
a picture
scavenger hunt
exercise. Have the
students find
pictures of certain
things and post
them to a class
Instagram feed.
13. Pros and Cons
Pros:
This
is a simple
social networking
site, so it is easy to
use and little room
for confusion.
Cons:
Because
this is
simple, it is hard to
have many
different
assignments and it
might not be able
to work with all
lesson plans or
subjects.
