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One day on Twitter, I came across a tweet from Ryan O'Donnell (@creativeedtech) in which he shared a Facebook template that could be used for students to demonstrate their learning. I clicked on the link to his website, and I was AMAZED at all the cool templates he had created for teachers to use for free! 

 I decided to try using an Instagram template during a unit on the planets in our solar system. I wanted students to demonstrate what they learned about the different planets, but I wanted them to do it in a creative way. 

 Here are the directions I gave to my students:


Here are some student examples:


I really enjoyed this activity, and I love how students familiar with hashtags were able to create and use them in clever ways! If I was to go back and do this again, I would spend some time working with students less familiar with social media and hashtags and give them some more guidance on how to be creative in their posts. 

Have you tried a social media-themed classroom activity with your students? I would love to hear about it! 

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  1. John R. SowashJanuary 17, 2019 at 1:10 PM

    This is such a cool idea! Thanks for sharing. If it is okay with you, I would love to include this idea and a link to this post in my multimedia course for teachers!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 7, 2019 at 7:53 AM

    Thanks for sharing this.

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