Table 6.

“Why do you access Instagram professionally? (Check all that apply.)”.

Reason	Major reason for use		Minor reason for use		Not a reason for use
	%	n	%	n	%	n
To look at other educators’ ideas & content	87.7	732	10.9	91	1.4	12
To learn from other educators’ wisdom/experience	84.3	702	13.2	110	2.5	21
To build an educator community or support network	58.6	489	30.9	258	10.4	87
To collaborate with other educators	51.4	429	37.0	309	11.6	97
To receive emotional support (e.g., inspiration, motivation)	36.6	303	47.2	391	16.3	135
To share my ideas & content	35.5	297	43.7	365	20.8	174
To communicate with students, families and/or the community about class or schoolwide activities/events	12.3	103	15.6	130	72.1	603
To advertise or sell products (e.g., TeachersPayTeachers.com)	9.2	77	16.2	135	74.6	621
Other	17.7	23	9.2	12	n/a	n/a

Note: Percentages do not sum to 100 because respondents could check all options that applied.

Note: Participants could enter text for the “Other” option. For example, respondents wrote that they used Instagram to “Elevate the status of bilingual education & educators of color” and “To extend discussion from class to home.”