PROS
Concision. It forces/allows for brevity.
Engagement. Students are already using it for fun, so it can be fun to use it in an educational setting.
Embeddability. You can embed Vines into blog posts.
CONS
Filtration. It’s blocked (for students) at most schools (including mine) because it’s rated 17+.
Openness. Because it’s open to whoever wants to use it, there is a lot of adult content.
EXAMPLES for WAYS you can USE VINE in the CLASSROOM
Checking for Understanding in Literature
BEOWULF
Experiment and Play
Share the World
Share YOUR World
Document the Fun
Promote School Spirit
Showcase Individual Awesomeness
Social Studies: Six Second State of the Union
Memorizing Phonetic Concepts
Promoting Literacy
Teaching Inference
Physical Education
Science
Cross/Co-curricular Art & Science
Storytelling
LINKS to FURTHER RESOURCES
Get connected: how Tweets, chats and Vine Boost Learning
How To Use Vine In The Classroom
Five-Minute Film Festival: Vine and Instagram Video in the Classroom
What Is Vine And What’s It Doing In My Classroom?
More Than Just Cats: 14 Clever Six-Second Vine Movies
CNN Tells Stories With Data in Six-Second Vine Videos
4 storytelling tips for making 6-second short films with Vine from the folks behind 5secondfilms.com