This slide presentation highlights the tool of Instagram for use beyond "selfies". This presentation is shared in the context of using this tool to reach audiences and broaden and share a educational message. Instagram provides a rich experience with #hashtags, large content area, links, and photos. In addition provides ability to collect spatial location for photo's opening the door for location-ally relevant data (photos)

1. InstagramforInsta
Programming
Amy E. Hays
Texas AgriLife Extension
aggie94_amy

3. 150 Million Active Users

6. Allows for unlimited space to
describe your photo
Allows for use of #hastag (multiple
up to 30)
User
Comments
Ability to link, share,
or email

7. Social Sharing
Spatial Sharing

8. Spatial Share!
http://www.fastcompany.com/3000501/instagram-homes-mapping-version-30

9. What can
Instagram
ADD to my
programing efforts?

10. EXAMPLES

13. #felfie – Farm Selfies!
2014 has been designated
the YEAR of the FARM
SELFIE

14. "Selfie!" by Sandra Jovanovic Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

15. Tell A Story in 5 Seconds

16. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) http://www.flickr.com/photos/agrilifetoday/
Hundreds of things we do in Cooperative Extension
that very few people get to EVER see or do

17. Market and Capture Programs
In #4H youth learn about
raising animals like rabbits.
Youth learn how to feed,
care for, and show animals
Youth learn about the
#food chain, the
#environment, and
#Agricultural #industry
Visit
http://agrilife.tamu.edu to
learn more

18. Build Community around a Programmatic
Concept
The average adult today
gets 10 hours less a week
of time to themselves.
Research suggests that
your health is directly
linked to your ability to
de-stress.
Show me ways you de-
stress today
#liverightforlife
Visit
http://dentonCES.edu to
learn more

19. Support Local Goals and National Programs
Teenage girls are 50%
more likely to think they
are less beautiful than
they are as compared to
youth in 1950.
Support our “Your
Beautiful Just the Way
You Are” campaign by
posting pictures of
yourself
#JustTheWay
YouAre

20. Become a Visual Teacher
The Coryell County office is
launching a
#EatWellCoryell
campaign
Over the next 8 weeks we
challenge you to join us in
making our plates match
#MyPlate
Join us on our journey! Tag
your photo’s
#EatWellCoryell and let’s
have some fun watching
what we all love to eat

22. EXPLORE!
• Ask – What do I want to do with
Instagram?
–Build presence
–Build Community
–Promote concept
–Transfer Information
• Do – promote your goals in your photos
• Be – establish yourself as an Expert

23. Participate Today
#nexconf
#CESelfie
#CESValue

24. Amy E. Hays
Texas AgriLife Extension
aggie94_amy
ahays@tamu.edu