Social Media Sharing

I get more excited each day learning about social media and how I can use it in the classroom.  I definitely want to start using my blog to communicate with parents and students.  I have been using Haiku more and more as a means to communicate but a lot of parents have not accessed Haiku.  Would they be more inclined to access a blog?  What if there child were writing the blog?  

The article 10 ideas for Instagram definitely sparked my interest.  I would love to use Instagram in the classroom.  I don't know a lot about Instagram or the privacy settings and what not but I am willing to explore.  I liked the idea of using photos to teach grammar, metaphors, or math.  I also like the idea of sharing student artwork.  Still a little leery of the idea but ready to jump in and see how it works.