In a little over four minutes, Casey Neistat’s short youtube video,
'Instagram, I Love you," I made many connections to my new learning.
Connection #1: Text to Self - Honestly, I have only sampled Instagram for the past couple of weeks. I’ve been using Facebook for about 5 years, and it is the only social media platform I’ve used until recently. In the last couple of months, I’ve added Twitter and Instagram to my repertoire. Of the two, I prefer Twitter, so obviously, of the two, it is the one that I’ve been using the most. So, watching this video did provide me a better perception of this platform and an increased understanding of why my daughter finds it so appealing. My daughter finds great joy in taking selfies and other pictures and almost instantaneously posting them on Instagram and Snapchat. I have a feeling she “bleeds the feed” quite often. I on the other hand hesitate posting pictures on any social media. I do, but I feel I have to be very selective about which ones I post. I did find the concept of telling a story with pictures interesting.
Connection #2 - Text to Text - I watched this video after reading Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work. Neistat made me connect to this book after hearing him say, “platforms are only as good as its users” and “Instragram is not about the pictures, it’s about the story.” Both of these quotes are similar concepts shared in Show Your Work. Kleon states, that we should feel responsible for showing and sharing our work and that not all our work will be finished or the best product; however it is through the sharing and response we get as a result, that we can improve our work and collaborate and connect with one another.
Connection #3 - Text to World - Instragram is a platform that appeals to many people and can create connections with the world. It is alo an app that can become a powerful instructional tool to enhance the learning process and learn other people’s stories. If it is used to properly to document life and events, you will make an impact to those that follow you and many more if you don’t turn it into “internet diarrhea.” This is what appeals to students, which could easily lead to enhanced learning
'Instagram, I Love you," I made many connections to my new learning.
Connection #1: Text to Self - Honestly, I have only sampled Instagram for the past couple of weeks. I’ve been using Facebook for about 5 years, and it is the only social media platform I’ve used until recently. In the last couple of months, I’ve added Twitter and Instagram to my repertoire. Of the two, I prefer Twitter, so obviously, of the two, it is the one that I’ve been using the most. So, watching this video did provide me a better perception of this platform and an increased understanding of why my daughter finds it so appealing. My daughter finds great joy in taking selfies and other pictures and almost instantaneously posting them on Instagram and Snapchat. I have a feeling she “bleeds the feed” quite often. I on the other hand hesitate posting pictures on any social media. I do, but I feel I have to be very selective about which ones I post. I did find the concept of telling a story with pictures interesting.
Connection #2 - Text to Text - I watched this video after reading Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work. Neistat made me connect to this book after hearing him say, “platforms are only as good as its users” and “Instragram is not about the pictures, it’s about the story.” Both of these quotes are similar concepts shared in Show Your Work. Kleon states, that we should feel responsible for showing and sharing our work and that not all our work will be finished or the best product; however it is through the sharing and response we get as a result, that we can improve our work and collaborate and connect with one another.
Connection #3 - Text to World - Instragram is a platform that appeals to many people and can create connections with the world. It is alo an app that can become a powerful instructional tool to enhance the learning process and learn other people’s stories. If it is used to properly to document life and events, you will make an impact to those that follow you and many more if you don’t turn it into “internet diarrhea.” This is what appeals to students, which could easily lead to enhanced learning