But once I got into it, my ideas (see the previous post) of how to use it in my classroom shifted.<\/p>\n
I thought I\u2019d use it for kids who missed class, snapping English lessons to my Story, etc.<\/p>\n
I did do that.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s not where or how it was most effective for me.<\/em><\/p>\n Instead, I went on maternity leave and started to \u201csnap\u201d my life.<\/p>\n TELL ME A STORY<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Student followed me while I was away for 8 months. I transitioned into a fuller-time guidance counselling role when I came back, and students started to pay more attention to my life.<\/p>\n They wanted to know, as a role model<\/a>, what I do in my spare time, on the weekend, at night.<\/p>\n They\u2019re used to knowing what their peers do, and it\u2019s in some ways a great cultural divide not to see teachers and other responsible adults in that light.<\/p>\n Students started coming up to me voluntarily. Instead of the awkward\u00a0 and somewhat invasive \u201cwhat did you do on the weekend\u201d question, they could tell me how cute my dog was, and go on to talk about their own pet \u2013 or ask me what I thought of the movie they know I\u2019d seen on Netflix (because of course, I snapped that!)<\/p>\n As an English teacher, I can chat all day about\u00a0the Power of Stories.\u00a0<\/a>Humour? Drama? Satire? You betcha, I\u2019ve got literature for that, and then some.<\/p>\n But guess what?! Snapchat allows me to produce these genres, anew, each day \u2013 from my very own life.<\/p>\n Not only that, but students are engaging and laughing along (or at \u2026 whatever).\u00a0I don\u2019t know about you, but I tend to characterize myself as a stand-up-comedian<\/a> in my classroom. So engaging them with silliness or humour\u00a0or the narrative of my adult, interesting (?), responsible life is natural for me.<\/p>\n SNAPPING RELEVANCE\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This style won\u2019t fit everyone. Likely, it is healthier not to \u201csnap\u201d your life than to spend the effort thinking about it, and I certainly put more effort into other things.<\/p>\n However, I hope you consider taking a look.<\/p>\n Our lives should be somewhat private, but as the adults<\/a>\u00a0that our students spend the most time with, they want to see how we actually live.<\/p>\n I encourage you to think about what that means for you! For me, it\u2019s my dog, my evenings marking, my child, going to the farm, and silly selfies with different filters (exciting, right?!)<\/p>\n If you want a quick Snapchat tutorial, you can find one here .\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n There\u2019s a great rundown of the platform here.<\/a><\/p>\n And if you\u2019re an educator wary of Social Media \u2013 you can find some good tips here. <\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s good to be back and writing- next time I\u2019ll keep up the social media streak, and post about my adventures on Youtube.<\/a><\/p>\n If you\u2019re already on Snapchat, or thinking about it, please leave a comment to tell me what you think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guys. Snapchat isn\u2019t what I thought. I mean, it is. It\u2019s a powerful Augmented Reality tool that teens are using\u00a0\u00a0ALL.THE.TIME.\u00a0 And PROLIFICALLY. But once I got into it, my ideas (see the previous post) of how to use it in my classroom shifted. 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