What do you know about Instagram?
Instagram is a social network service similar to Facebook and Twitter. What makes Instagram different is that it is used to simply share pictures with others easily. It is easy to set up an account and there are options to have a public or private account.
The posted minimum age for Instagram users is thirteen. When children in grades 4-6 have access to Instagram and other social media without supervision and education about how to use the app responsibly, it can make students vulnerable. Pictures can be uploaded and shared instantly and they can be searched easily if others know the user name.
If you and your child have an Instagram account together, here are some helpful guidelines you can use to protect your child:
*Create a private account.
*Select a pseudonym and discourage your child from using his or her real first or last name.
*Select a password that contains a mixture of letter, numbers, and symbols and be sure that it does not contain a real word.
*Do not use a photo of your child for the profile and instead choose an icon depicting a favorite interest or hobby such as a picture of a soccer ball or a treble clef if she is a musician.
*Turn off the photo map so that those that view the pictures do not know possible locations.
For more information visit:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/instagram
Watercolors, watercolors everywhere! (Sixth graders in art!)
Under the direction of Ms. Lovely, students study a photograph carefully and create their own watercolor shades. By concentrating on the variations in color and texture in the photograph and experimenting with color mixing and different techniques with the paintbrushes, students are recreating works of art with watercolors. Take a look at what some sixth graders worked on this week!
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