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By Nathan Garza (Guest Blogger) Instagram is a very popular social media and networking tool used here in the United States and globally. The application for smart phones, which is view-able on a desktop/laptop/chromebook, is a photo and video sharing social media tool. Users can post and share images and short videos on the site instantaneously. The applications for this tool in a classroom are endless. Teachers can use it to post excellent work. They can also post updates to their schedules, test dates, upcoming quizzes or even homework assignments. It is a great way for a teacher to keep connected with their students over breaks. Students can share favorite books or paintings. Assignments can be used to increase student learning outside of the classroom. Students can be sent on scavenger hunts for local historical locations. They can answer math questions or share images of famous people, paintings or locations. Teachers and students alike can post images of signif...

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This is such a helpful feature.

This is a useful tool for students and teachers who create presentations and documents that will incorporate materials that will need to be updated, but they might not necessarily go back and do so.   If you create a document and don't plan on ever editing it again, think about the content. Will any of it still be relevant a year from now, does it contain research that will not be current in 2 years?  Set an expiration date.

If you do not like typing, check out all you can do in a google doc!

This video is a little blurry and we will replace it as soon as possible with a clear version. However, the options make it valuable enough to share. The second data validation option is the easiest, By setting a password, you can move on in the google form if you have access.