This activity uses Iconosquare.com (formerly Statigram), a website which can be used to search Instagram. Students will search hashtags for emotion adjectives and discuss the results.
Objectives
| Materials Computer lab with internet access | Level High-beginner Time Needed 15 minutes |
Procedures
1. Assign a common adjective to each discussion pair.
Examples: happy, sad, excited, amazing
2. Students use Iconosquare to search Instagram. As an example, type the word "happy" and then click the tag icon. The live results should look similar to the following:
1. Assign a common adjective to each discussion pair.
Examples: happy, sad, excited, amazing
2. Students use Iconosquare to search Instagram. As an example, type the word "happy" and then click the tag icon. The live results should look similar to the following:
3. Using these results, have students work in pairs to discuss whether the results are what they expected to find. Is there any common thread between the photos?
4. Students present their conclusions to the class. This step is important as it gives students motivation to do the task well.
Note of caution
There is no way to block any explicit content that could come up in the search results.
4. Students present their conclusions to the class. This step is important as it gives students motivation to do the task well.
Note of caution
There is no way to block any explicit content that could come up in the search results.