Instagram as a modern educational environment

Abstract

The article presents the analysis of the educational potential of the medium of the social network Instagram. Characterized by its capabilities for teachers and students in the aspect of dissemination of information in convenient and understandable for today's youth format. Promising potential of instagram to create educational projects due, firstly, the youth of its audience compared to other social networks, second, the intuitive interface of the system orientation in the middle of a particular profile, in-the third, visual component platform, and the ability to present information in various and accessible formats (video, illustration, text, etc.).

In the study, we developed and tested two instagram profiles theoretical and practical areas of the fine arts. In profile, dedicated to the works of surrealistic artist Salvador Dali was structured the submitted information in the form of so-called posts for her quick perception and assimilation. Increase children's interest in personalities contributed to the selected photographs, as well as such a method of presenting information as popular with the young vine – videos humorous content, the duration of which does not exceed one minute. For a profile of the practical direction was established six training posts. Materials in them on the basics of traditional Chinese painting, watercolor effects, monotypes, painting, decorative scenery, optical illusions, the game to develop imagination. In developed instagram profiles connected test and creative tasks for students to quickly and conveniently created, validated, analyzed. It helps to dynamise question the learning process, and carry out work on the bugs.

The test results of the profiles contributed to the identification of the most successful and productive online learning technologies. No doubt, instagram can not replace live communication between student and teacher, but he is able to significantly contribute both to the modernization of the educational process.