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Whether you’re a new or seasoned Twitter user, you likely come across confusing hashtags that probably look like a bunch of nonsense.

First, What’s A Hashtag?

The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keyword or topic in a Tweet. Any Twitter user can categorize or follow topics with hashtags.Those hashtags (usually) mean something and are a great way to get a tweet to appear in search results or discussion monitoring.

For example, the popular #edchat hashtag is used by thousands of users every Tuesday. It makes it easy (sort of) for people to monitor what’s happening in the conversation rather than having to try and guess what topics you should search for. By having a conversation on Twitter using hashtags, you also make it easy for any other Twitter user to join in.

How To Hide Your Hashtag Chat From Followers

When having a Twitter #hashtag chat, if you want to avoid overwhelming your followers, start any tweet you want to “hide” with @HideChat or (one character shorter) @HideTag. (Do NOT follow @HideChat or @HideTag. They exist only to help you hide your Twitter chats.) NOTE: This also works when live-tweeting events or shows.

You don’t need to do this with all your chat tweets (though you could). But it’s a good idea to do it with most of them so as not to overwhelm folks. You could also use this for conversations with someone that you didn’t want others to notice in your timeline, although direct messages would work best for that.

Sources

That’s why it’s probably helpful for you to check out the following list of popular educational hashtags. They have been curated by Cybraryman as well as by the Creative Education blog, tweetsmarter.com our personal usage list and hashtags.org.

The Most Popular Hashtags

• #edchat – Education, worldwide (lots of US teachers). A really useful hashtag if you are interested in tweeting with a wide range of educators worldwide.
• #schools – Massively wide ranging but used far less than #edchat or #ukedchat
• #teaching – This hashtag seems to largely be used for jobseeking, FYI
• #lrnchat – Learning chat
• #TT – Teacher Tuesday where educators suggest others to follow
• #kinderchat – hashtag for discussing kindergarten aged children
• #EdChatIE – The educational hashtag for Ireland for all three levels
• #ukedchat – UK Education
• #ClavEd – The educational hashtag for French Speakers – Wednesdays at 12h(EST) 13h(ATL) 18h(Paris)
• #GlobalEd – Education with a global dimension

Technology

• #edtech – a very wide range of tweets relating to the use of technology in education.
• #elearning – eLearning topics
• #mlearning – the use of mobile technologies in education, also #mobilelearning though this is less used
• #edapp – educational apps
• #gbl - games based learning
• #slide2learn – iDevices and learning
• #vitalcpd – effective use of technology in the classroom

Subject Specific

• #mathchat – mathematics
• #scichat – science
• #engchat – English
• #artsed – the arts in education
• #musedchat – music
• #eltchat – english language teacher
• #STEM – widely used for posts and resources in STEM education
• #SSChat – social studies chat
• #RETeacher – Religious Education
• #HistoryTeacher – History
• #GeographyTeacher – Geography
• #ASEChat – Association of science and education weekly chat Monday 8-9pm GMT
• #PhysicsEd – Physics

Specific Areas / Roles

• #pgce – this is a widely used hashtag and is a great way to share ideas and support
• #gtchat – for tweets related to gifted and talented education
• #esl – English as a second language, this seemed to have more relevant tweets than #EFL
• #Bullying – especially good for finding bullying resources or help and support if bullying is an issue though it is not confined to school bullying
• #cpchat – connected principals discussion
• #ntchat - new teachers, (#nqtchat seems to have lapsed)
• #spedchat – special educational needs. Live chat every Tuesday night at 8:30 EST for special education related topics
• #homeschool – everything related to home schooling, seems to be far more widely used than #hsc
• #playoutdoors – outdoor play and learning ideas
• #TLChat – is the hashtag for Teacher Librarians’ discussions/resources
• #ESDGC – Education for sustainability and global citizenship

The Full List of (Nearly) All Educational Hashtags

1. #addcym
2. #ageduchat
3. #aimlang
4. #AltEdchat
5. #apbio
6. #artsed
7. #asechat
8. #atplc
9. #bettercollege
10. #blogchat
11. #collegechat
12. #connectedpd
13. #cpchat (Connected Principals)
14. #CUAD (College Unions & Activities Discussion)
15. #digcit
16. #diversedu
17. #DUedchat
18. #ecosys (Change in Public Ed)
19. #edchat
20. #edchatIE
21. #edtech
22. #educachat
23. #edadmin
24. #edapp
25. #edtech
26. #educachat
27. #elemchat
28. #ellchat
29. #engchat
30. #ELTchat
31. #finnedchat
32. #FYCchat (College Writing Profs)
33. #gtchat
34. #gtie (Gifted & Talented in Ireland)
35. #guidechat
36. #hiphoped
37. #hsc (Homeschool)
38. #innochat (Innovation)
39. #iPadChat
40. #isedchat (Ind. Schools)
41. #journchat (Journalists)
42. #kedu (Kindergarten)
43. #k12media
44. #langchat
45. #lrnchat (Learning)
46. #mathchat
47. #midleved (Middle School)
48. #musedchat
49. #ntqchat
50. #ntchat (New Teacher)
51. #onecom (One Comment)
52. #PATeach (Pennsylvania Teachers)
53. #ptchat (Parent-Teacher)
54. #SAChat (Student Affairs)
55. #schoolprchat
56. #scichat
57. #smchat (Social Media)
58. #smedu
59. #smmanners
60. #spedchat (Special Ed)
61. #sschat
62. #stdntchat
63. #tichat
64. #tlchat
65. #titletalk (Librarians – Books)
66. #tweatre
67. #ukedchat
68. #urbaned
69. #web20chat
70. #yalitchat
71. #1stchat
72. #2ndchat
73. #3rdchat
74. #4thchat
75. #5thchat
76. #6thchat
77. #ACT
78. #adhd
79. #admin
80. #AltEd
81. #apush
82. #archives
83. #arted
84. #artsed
85. #arteacher
86. #ascd
87. #aspergers
88. #assessment
89. #assistivetech
90. #atrisk
91. #Autism
92. #beltfree
93. #betterlearning
94. #bilingual
95. #biology
96. #bizedu
97. #BlackEd
98. #blackhistory
99. #blackhistorymonth
100. #bhm
101. #books
102. #bullying
103. #careered
104. #cells4ed
105. #childcare
106. #children
107. #classroom_displays
108. #classroom_rules
109. #classroom20
110. #classrooms
111. #coachchat
112. #collaboration
113. #comments4kids
114. #communication
115. #counselors
116. #cpchat
117. #curriculum
118. #cte
119. #cybersafety
120. #dadstalking
121. #dernsw
122. #dicasdeingles
123. #directinstruction
124. #disted
125. #dyslexia
126. #eadsunday
127. #earlyed
128. #ece
129. #ecetech
130. #ecosys
131. #ecse
132. #ed20
133. #edACT
134. #edaction
135. #edadmin
136. #edapp
137. #edappadfree
138. #edbnchat
139. #edbuzz
140. #edchat
141. #edgap
142. #edleaders
143. #elearning
144. #edreform
145. #EdRes
146. #edschools
147. #edsci
148. #edtech
149. #edtecharab
150. #edu
151. #educon
152. #edubk
153. #edublog
154. #educared
155. #educacion
156. #education
157. #educators
158. #educhat
159. #educon
160. #edugreen
161. #eduit
162. #edupd
163. #edutech
164. #EduThingsILike
165. #efl
166. #ela
167. #elearning
168. #elemchat
169. #elementary
170. #ell
171. #ellchat
172. #elt
173. #engedu
174. #english
175. #english-teacher
176. #enrichingkids
177. #e-safety
178. #esl
179. #esol
180. #e20
181. #fb4ed
182. #FETC
183. #flatclassroom
184. #flipclass
185. #followalibrarian
186. #followfriday
187. #forteachers
188. #gbl
189. #gct
190. #geographyteacher
191. #gifted #grandparentlessons
192. #graphic_organizers
193. #great-teaching
194. #grtechedu
195. #gt
196. #gtaa
197. #gtadmin
198. #gtchat
199. #gted
200. #gtie
201. #GTvoice
202. #health
203. #healthed
204. #highered
205. #highschool
206. #hiphoped
207. #history
208. #historyteacher
209. #homeschool
210. #homeschoolers
211. #homeschooling
212. #hs
213. #hsc
214. #i-can-teach-you
215. #infolit
216. #ingles
217. #inglesparavaler
218. #inspiringed
219. #iowa1to1
220. #ipm
221. #i-teach
222. #iwb
223. #jalt
224. #journalism
225. #k12
226. #k12Live
227. #K12Media
228. #k12online
229. #kedu
230. #kids
231. #kindergarten
232. #languagearts
233. #languages
234. #LD
235. #learn
236. #learning
237. #learningdispositions
238. #lessonplans
239. #librarians
240. #library
241. #linkedin
242. #litchat
243. #literacy
244. #littlekids
245. #liveclass
246. #lrnchat
247. #mashable
248. #math
249. #mathchat
250. #middleschool
251. #midleved
252. #mlearning
253. #mobilelearning
254. #motivationalmonday
255. #moodle
256. #mpln
257. #multi-media
258. #musedchat
259. #musiced
260. #musicmonday
261. #musictech
262. #mustech
263. #naeyc
264. #NCLB
265. #ncss
266. #ncte
267. #newEdblogs
268. #newmedia
269. #ning
270. #nomoremyths
271. #nptech
272. #nswdec
273. #nswk6
274. #ntcamp
275. #ntchat
276. #nwp
277. #OLTips
278. #onlinelearning
279. #opened
280. #openhs
281. #oxteach
282. #parentgirls
283. #parenting
284. #parents
285. #passiondriven
286. #PATeach
287. #PCTParents
288. #pde
289. #PE
290. #pgce
291. #physed
292. #pin
293. #playoutdoors
294. #PLE
295. #plnfit
296. #prek
297. #preknow
298. #preschool
299. #preservice
300. #primarysources
301. #profdev
302. #ptchat
303. #QRcodes
304. #qrinedu
305. #rbrc
306. #readers
307. #reading
308. #readwriteweb
309. #reteacher
310. #rethinkschool
311. #RttT
312. #ruraled
313. #SAchat
314. #sagrow
315. #SAT
316. #scichat
317. #science
318. #school
319. #schoolcounseling
320. #schooldistricts
321. #schools (Massively wide ranging but used far less than #edchat or #ukedchat)
322. #schools2life
323. #secondary
324. #secondlife
325. #sgachat
326. #SIGMS
327. #slideshare
328. #slidetolearn
329. #slms
330. #slpeeps
331. #smart
332. #smartboards
333. #smchat
334. #social-media
335. #socialstudies
336. #socmedfored
337. #spanishchat
338. #speakloudly
339. #specialneeds
340. #sped
341. #speech
342. #SLPsnQs
343. #STEM
344. #strugglingreaders
345. students
346. #studentteacher
347. #studyfun
348. #TCEA
349. #tck
350. #teach
351. #teacher-librarian
352. #teach-me
353. #teacher-librarian
354. #teachpreschool
355. #teachers
356. #teachertraining
357. #teachertuesday
358. #teaching
359. #tech
360. #technology
361. #tefl
362. #temt
363. #tesol
364. #thinkingguides
365. #titletalk
366. #tlchat
367. #tools
368. #TSETC
369. #TT
370. #tt4t
371. #tweatre
372. #twitterstorians
373. #tweachers
374. #twitacad
375. #twituts
376. #twittertips
377. #twote
378. #2E
379. #2ekids
380. #visualthinking
381. #vitalcpd
382. #web20
383. #web20wednesday
384. #wirelessedtech
385. #WLteach
386. #writechat
387. #writegoal
388. #writers
389. #writing
390. #writingmod

Using Twitter in the Classroom

So now you have 300+ hashtags at your disposal…now what? Put them to good use and start using Twitter in the Classroom!

There’s a Google Doc out there right now that’s quickly becoming a tremendous resource. 100 (and counting) people have joined @tombarrett and have been collaborating on it in order to build what is quite possibly one of the best presentations on using Twitter in the classroom I’ve ever seen.

The best part? The presentation lives on Google Docs and is constantly being updated by an array of people. You can edit it too! Just click here to add the presentation to your Google Docs and start adding your $0.02 (or more if you can spare it). I’ve embedded the presentation below so you can see for yourself some of these outstanding tips and tricks.

From geotagging tweets to creating a multimedia class newspaper, it’s all there. enjoy!

Why Hashtags Matter

In the world of education and social media, it doesn’t really matter how many followers you have on Twitter.

Before you jump down my throat, hear me out. There are a couple big reasons this is true:

Hashtags level the playing field. Educators on Twitter, especially #edchatters, don’t pay attention to a particular user’s number of Twitter followers during #edchat (Tuesday afternoon and evenings). For example, if someone says something noteworthy and it has the hashtag #edchat attached to it, it will appear in all the streams of people monitoring the conversation. Click here to learn more about why Twitter follower counts aren’t as important as you may think.

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