How to add posts to Instagram from your Windows laptop

Recently I wanted to add a post to my Instagram from my laptop instead of my phone. It would make things a lot quicker and easier to use instagram in this way.  I originally thought this couldn't be done, but when I did an Internet search I found that it can be done! I found a really good  tutorial on a YouTube video which I've embedded below.

So the steps are:

1. In Google Chrome, go to www.instagram.com and log in on your device (assuming that you have an Instagram account on your phone.

2. You'll notice that there is no way to write a post. So right click  on the screen of your Instagram, and in the window that opens go right down to the bottom and select ‘Inspect’.

3. This opens an HTML section. Go right to the top and click on  the ‘Toggle ‘ icon. (2^nd from the left)  You’ll notice that a dot appears on your screen which is on the left.  Go to ‘Next’ at the top.

4. Refresh the page. You’ll find that  Instagram now looks like your mobile app except that the + sign is at the bottom instead of at the top.  From here you add your photo, resize it and add text.

Listen to the great explanation from @chadeveryday below: 
https://bit.ly/3ixVjM3

How to get started with Instagram

Instagram is a social-media photo sharing application, and a very popular one at that! Up till this point, and to my shame, I have not uploaded anything to Instagram! I have joined and I have 114 followers - but no photos! So today I decided to change all that. My first sober discovery was that Instagram does not work from a Windows 10 laptop if it is not a touchscreen. So, I used my Samsung phone.

Here are the steps I followed.

Step 1: Find a video that you can follow step by step
I found one called ' How to use Instagram' by Techboomers.



Step 2: Download the app to your phone
I already had the Instagram app installed but if I hadn't I would have found the app in the Google Play Store. Since Instagram was already downloaded, I opened it up and logged into my current Instagram account which has no photos as yet. I go under the username of Fiona.Beal.  I also looked for people I know so that I could follow them - but I only did this after I had posted my first Instagram photo.

Step 3: Post your own photos and videos on Instagram
So, now my  task was to create my first post!
a) From my Instagram account I tapped the + icon at the bottom of the page. I selected a photo from my phone Gallery. Then I tapped Next.
b) I typed in my caption and saved. I also added hashtags, Instagram is all about hashtags!

Step 4:  Take a look at Instagram and at your feed
Wow! Another daily activity coming up - looking through Instagram every day.

I am excited! I did it!  My next task is to see how I can use Instagram in the school context. But that is for another day!

Using Instagram in the classroom

Last year at school I discovered that Instagram is one of the most popular social media channels for teens and tweens. So many of my students use it! I thought this year I would create a private class account for my Grade 7s and using it as part of a 'Keeping safe on the Internet' program.

On the Fedena blog today  I saw this infographic showing seven ways to use Instagram. Fedena kindly allows one to embed in one's own site with attribution http://goo.gl/kWDs17  so I thought I would take advantage of this.


http://goo.gl/kWDs17

Further reading

• 10 Surprising Ways to Use Instagram in the Classroom: http://goo.gl/eYv0ih 
• Using Instagram in the Classroom: Five Activities: http://goo.gl/5ctLjH