What I'm about to say will shock you: I've just discovered the wonder of Instagram.
Now before you judge me too harshly, I haven't been living completely under a rock the last several years. I've had Instagram on my phone for awhile, and even posted a few pictures of myself with friends (using those wonderful filters that make me look more tan than I really am) or random pictures of sights that made me smile. And I would periodically scroll through my friends' pictures of selfies and beach parties and happy hours. But I never thought about searching for other people to follow who were outside my immediate circle of friends.
Until now. (Dramatic pause.) I had no idea how many teachers had Instagram accounts that were essentially curated Pinterest boards of their own classrooms. Teachers' Instagram accounts are like looking at a pictures-only highlight reel of teacher blogs! No offense to my friends, but I'm more interested in seeing how other teachers arrange their Word Walls than seeing one more picture of a beach sunset.
So I've created a new Instagram account, FirstGradeMenagerie, that I'm using for all my classroom pictures and ideas. (I'm keeping my original Instagram account separate, in case I decide I haven't seen enough Santa Monica sunsets this week.) It's exciting to see how many people are already following me - people that I've never met, but have simply stumbled onto my Instagram account (despite the fact that I'm a terrible hash-tagger). Although I do love the hashtag I've recently discovered, #todayisaid. They are hi-larious.
So THANK YOU Instagram followers. You give me a boost when you like my pictures and write comments.
I want to get my Instagram account added to my social media buttons in the bunting of my header, but until that happens, my Instagram is www.Instagram.com/FirstGradeMenagerie. (Side note rant: Wheennnnnnen will Instagram be available on the iPad?!?!).
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