If you’ve haven’t read how to use Instagram in your class, first read this post. Once you’ve set up a class account, we recommend the following accounts below. Once you are following, you can project your feed on the board and let students see the pictures. You can even select one student to use an app such as “Repost” to repost an image to the class account. Encourage students and parents to follow the class account. You can post questions and have students respond on IG or use it to spark a discussion in class.

Travel and Culture:

Amazing pictures of sites of interest in the Spanish Speaking World plus some of the official accounts of the countries’ Tourism department.

My_TravelPassport
LatinoAmericaneando
CometoPeru
DiscoverSouthAmerica
NatGeoESP
NatGeoTravel
Vive_Mexico
Visit_CostaRica
ThisIsCostaRica
Peru
Spain
ChileTravel
ColombiaOficial
ExploringColombia
VisitPuertoRico
TeAmoArgentina
Ecuador
EcuadorTravel_IG
RepublicaDomicanaEnFotos
Guatemala.Guatemala
ExperienceBolivia
FotosPanama
PulseraProject
If you know of any accounts for Cuba, Nicaragua, or Honduras, please post in the comments.
We will be posting our favorites on @SpanishWorld1

Memes and Humor:

tareando (School related memes)
wawawiwadesign
spanish.toons  – Short video clips from cartoons such as the Simpsons, Rick and Morty, and more in Spanish and English.

Although proceed with caution on these as they sometimes may contain language or content unsuitable for educational setting:
HumorLatino *
QueBoletaOficial *
FunnyMemesOficial *

News, Pop Culture, Sports

Univision
PeopleEnEspanol
RevistaTuMexico – Teen Pop Culture Magazine
RevistaTu Colombia
LigaFutbolProfesional – Official IG of Spain’s La Liga (Liga BBVA)
Coca Cola Colombia

Famous People and Characters:

Juanes
JesseyJoy
Morat
LeoMessi
MafaldaDigital– Ok, she may be a comic character, but she is one of the most famous people in Argentina!
MacanudoOficial – Comic Strips from Macanudo
Simpsonizadoslatinos – Clips of Los Simpsons en español

Quotes:

AccionPoeticaFrases

Hashtags to follow:

#Spanishteachers
#InstagramELE
#SpanishVocab
#spanishclass (although this is usually students taking pictures of themselves in class)

One teacher, created an Instagram account for a character in one of her TPRS stories, called Vicky_La_Vaca, and posts pictures of this stuffed animal in various places, with the captions, of course, in Spanish.

Encourage students to find their more accounts or hashtags of their own interests. If they like movies, have them find an account about películas. Do they like comics? Have them find an account that posts about los superheroes! Do they like fashion, check out #moda! Use it yourself to check out hashtags for the current topic you are studying in class (#comida #casa #familia, etc.) The possibilities are endless.  If you’re students find a post they want to share, have them tag the class account in a comment.

Oh, and one last time. Don’t forget to give us a follow on IG as well, @SpanishPlans and check out these other Spanish Teachers of Instagram.