instagram, teens, & libraries

Instagram, Teens, & Libraries

David Gallin-Parisi, March 19, 2014

#What is it?#Research

#How do teens use Instagram?#Tech Basics

#Instagram at librariesDavid Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

What is instagram?

David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

What is instagram?Online photo-sharing, video-sharing, and

social network service.


#somanythings #onyourphone

#pictures#videos#what?


#hashtag#jimmyfallon

#justintimberlakehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA


teen suggested hastags:#fun #awesome

#follow #followme#f4f (followforafollow) #like4like #moustache


ResearchA new book by danah boyd called It’s

Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens (Yale University Press, 2014)


Ways to Have Control of a Social Situation

or...


...How to Hide in Plain Sight

Think about people with power in teens’ lives. Parents, teachers, coaches, librarians and more.

Yes, librarians have power in teens’ lives.


“Teens go to social media and instead of thinking about all the ways they can restrict access to content, they restrict access to meaning”.

“On Social Media, The Kids Are All Right”. Science Friday. NPR, New York. 28 Feb. 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <https://soundcloud.com/scifri/on-social-media-the-kids-are>

https://soundcloud.com/scifri/on-social-media-the-kids-are

Hide stuff in plain sightSo people are hiding things in plain sight,

like making an inside joke. Remember when you used to tell inside jokes to hide

information? Talked in a language your parents did not understand? Quoted song

lyrics?David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

How do teens use instagram?This is important.


How do teens use

instagram?David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

1. Put it in their hands2. Ask questions

To learn the answer how teens use instagram, let yourself be vulnerable in the

process (Brené).


1. Put it in their handsLet teens use instagram. Give them a

device. Provide them with the login and password. Teens will be logging in and out, so keep this info handy. Let them do their

thing.David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

Note: Provide a device if you can.

The process is less effective when you only provide the login info, asking teens to use

their own phones. If you have a branch device, let teens use it.


2. Ask questionsAsk teens to show you how they’re using

instagram. You will be surprised.


ObservationsTeens did this:

Liked all the 210teenlibrary pictures.Followed all the people that also liked everything.


Logging into their personal profile and doing

it all again.Liked all the 210teenlibrary pictures.

Followed all the people that also liked everything.


Teens were constantly talking with each other,

showing each other pictures, laughing, and

being social.David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

Not just staring at their devices, like adults do (Boyd).

Final ObservationWhenever I asked for something specific

about instagram or for teens to do something I got a weird look from teens.


Why is this adult always in my business?

Let it go, admit you’re too old, and it’s too loud. No really, it’s ok if this happens to you. Realize you are an adult working with teens.

This thing is part of the balance. David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

Tech BasicsDemo time.

It might sound intuitive, but here is how it works. We’ll practice taking a picture,

tagging it, and looking at the feed.David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

Mobile Device vs. ComputerInstagram works drastically different. For example check out the feed on a mobile

device compared to your computer.


How do libraries use instagram?

First it depends how teens are using it.


Document programs.Teach digital literacy

Have teens create content.Show your teens you trust them and ask them to be

responsible.David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

Education SettingsFor example this infographic by

Librarians on the Fly:


Education SettingsFor example this infographic by

librariansonthefly:

Vega, Ann. “Instagram in Education Infographic”. Blog post. Librarians on the Fly. 13 Jun. 2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://librariansonthefly.blogspot.com/2013/06/instagram-in-education-infographic.html>

http://librariansonthefly.blogspot.com/2013/06/instagram-in-education-infographic.html



Instagram is not an archive.

If you want to archive pictures use flickr. Teens have already deleted pictures from

the instagram account. Which it totally fine.


Saving an Instagram picture.

This requires some HTML knowledge.The file name usually includes “distillery”

somewhere in the name, something which came from the app Burbn. Instagram is the updated

version (Panzarino).David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

Use instagram pics to make content

Perhaps like this poster.


PrivacyPrivacy settings exist on Instagram. If a user sets

their account to private you need to send a request to view their pictures. The library account is not to be used for this. Please respect people’s privacy.


SafetyWhat to do if you notice something unsafe or sense

that somebody is hurt as evidenced by what is posted on instagram? It’s hard to tell people’s identity based on their changing user names.


EngagementPay attention to how teens are using instagram at your library. You are putting it in their hands and

you should be engaged with how teens use instagram. Which brings us back to this question:


How do teens use

instagram?David Gallin-Parisi, March 2014

Works CitedBarseghian, Tina. “Texts, Snapchats, Instagram: Translating Teens Online Behavior”. Mind/Shift,

KQED Blog. 4 Mar 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/texts-snapchats-instagram-translating-teens-online-behavior/>

boyd, danah. It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014. Print.

Brown, Brené. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. New York: Gotham Books, 2012. Print.

#Hashtag with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. NBC. 24 Sep. 2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA>


http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/texts-snapchats-instagram-translating-teens-online-behavior/


Works CitedNagy, Evie. “What Your Teen is Really Doing All Day on Twitter and Instagram”. Most Creative

People, Fast Company. Blog post. 18 Feb. 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://www.fastcompany.com/3026499/most-creative-people/what-your-teen-is-really-doing-all-day-on-twitter-and-instagram>

“On Social Media, The Kids Are All Right”. Science Friday. NPR, New York. 28 Feb. 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <https://soundcloud.com/scifri/on-social-media-the-kids-are>

Panzarino, Matthew. “The first photo was uploaded to Instagram two years ago today. This is it.” The Next Web. 17 Jul. 2012. Web. 19 Mar. 2014<http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/07/17/the-first-photo-was-uploaded-to-instagram-two-years-ago-today-this-is-it/#!Awzhr>

Vega, Ann. “Instagram in Education Infographic”. Blog post. Librarians on the Fly. 13 Jun. 2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://librariansonthefly.blogspot.com/2013/06/instagram-in-education-infographic.html>


http://www.fastcompany.com/3026499/most-creative-people/what-your-teen-is-really-doing-all-day-on-twitter-and-instagram



https://soundcloud.com/scifri/on-social-media-the-kids-are

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/07/17/the-first-photo-was-uploaded-to-instagram-two-years-ago-today-this-is-it/#!Awzhr


