What is a hashtag?

A word or phrase preceded by a “#.”

How do hashtags work?

Twitter can be a busy place with lots of tweets–and thus lots of “noise.”

A #hashtag is a way to aggregate tweets that are appended with a hashtag. Picture it like a magnet that attracts all messages categorized by that topical word or phrase.

Who can use hashtags?

Anyone. When you tweet and want your message to be part of a larger conversation beyond your followers, add a relevant hashtag from the list below to the end of your message, and you’ll automatically reach anyone who is monitoring the same hashtag. Cool, yes?

What else do I need to know?

• Don’t hashtag spam–if your tweet doesn’t add to that hashtag’s topic, discussion, or user base, don’t add the hashtag.
• Use more than one hashtag if it applies to more than one topic, but choose wisely. If you want that hashtag’s community to value your input, take care to keep that twitter stream nice, tidy, and free from “visual debris.”

Meeting Times

Many of the hashtags have “meeting times” where educators agree to “meet and tweet”–that is, send out messages on a topic at a certain time on a certain day.

If you do participate at the agreed upon time, you’ll see the tweets stream in live and participate in said conversation (via twitter) in what is nearly real-time. But if you can’t make it, the great part about a hashtag is that it does the sorting for you. You can search for messages assigned to a given hashtag anytime–tomorrow, Sunday night, or during your planning period next week.

Note, this list of hashtags will be updated periodically, including reorganization, and functional linking on all hashtags.

Updated: Added #edcamp, #ukedchat

Popular Hashtags

1. #lrnchat (social media and education)
2. #edchat
3. #blendchat (blended learning)
4. #mlearning
5. #elearning
6. #ipadchat
7. #pbl/#pblchat (project-based learning)
8. #passiondriven
9. #ntchat (for new teachers)
10. #gbl (game-based learning, from serious games and simulations to video games and more)
11. #edtech (education technology)
12. #ukedchat
13. #edtech
14. #elearning
15. #mlearning
16. #web20
17. #flipclass
18. #edchat
19. #BYOD(Bring Your Own Device)
20. #iPaded(iPads in education)
21. #EdApps(education and learning apps
22. #k12
23. #cpchat
24. #highered
25. #21stedchat
26. #reflectiveteacher

Trends

1. #flipclass
2. #digped
3. #byod
4. #1:1
5. #mlearning
6. #blendedlearning
7. #flatclass
8. #ipad

General

1. #earlyed
2. #elemchat
3. #middleschool
4. #highschool
5. #commoncore
6. #cchat
7. #edreformtribe
8. #edreform
9. #parentpower
10. #edpolicy
11. #teacherquality
12. #eddata
13. #schoolchoice
14. #putkidsfirst
15. #parentalchoice
16. #edleadership
17. #eduleaders
18. #achievementgap
19. #edgap
20. #inquiryed
21. #ibpyp
22. #edcamp

Content Areas

1. #engchat
2. #litchat
3. #arted
4. #musedchat
5. #math
6. #mathchat
7. #science
8. #scichat
9. #sschat
10. #histedchat
11. #historyteaching

Digital Citizenship

1. #digitalcitizenship
2. #edtech
3. #edtechchat
4. #privacy
5. #21stedchat
6. #digcit
7. #parenting
8. #ettipad
9. #internetsafety
10. #cyberbullying

Literacy

1. #literacy
2. #multiliteracy
3. #dyslexia
4. #infolit

English-Language Arts & Literature

1. #engchat
2. #books
3. #grammar
4. #litchat
5. #teachingenglish
6. #amwriting
7. #writing
8. #writetip

iPad

1. #tablet
2. #mobile
3. #byod
4. #ios
5. #ios6
6. #ipad
7. #ipadgames
8. #ipaded
9. #ettipad
10. #ipadedu
11. #mlearning
12. #edtech
13. #ipadapps
14. #apple
15. #apps
16. #edapps

Science Specific

1. #scienceed
2. #scichat
3. #science
4. #physics
5. #scienceteacher
6. #technology
7. #sciencenews
8. #geology
9. #anatomy
10. #NASA
11. #ecosystems
12. #sciam
13. #genetics
14. #astronomy
15. #scienceblogging
16. #computerscience
17. #STEM
18. #CERN
19. #climatechange
20. #chemistry

Technology

1. #google
2. #apple
3. #eltchat
4. #elt
5. #ipad
6. #mlearning
7. #1to1
8. #iste

Equity

1. #blackedu
2. #latinoedu
3. #nativeedu
4. #urbaned
5. #nclb
6. #edadmin
7. #schooldistricts
8. #spedchat
9. #dropouts
10. #esea
11. #teachered
12. #schoolreform
13. #occupyeducation
14. #collegeaffordability

Design

1. #archdaily
2. #art
3. #font
4. #originality
5. #ideas
6. #apple
7. #socialmedia
8. #architecture
9. #design
10. #engineer

Homeschooling

1. #homeschooling
2. #hiphomeschool
3. #unschool
4. #hs
5. #teachers
6. #homeschool
7. #unschoolers

Special Needs

1. #ece
2. #specialneeds
3. #dyslexia
4. #tck
5. #toddlers
6. #preschool
7. #cerebralpalsy
8. #spedchat
9. #gifted
10. #bilingual
11. #autism
12. #aspergers
13. #teachpreschool
14. #highered

Distance Education

1. #disted
2. #mlearning
3. #onlinelearning
4. #k12online
5. #elearning

Home & Parenting

1. #kids
2. #cybersafety
3. #SAHM
4. #childcare
5. #SAHD
6. #littlekids
7. #parents
8. #badmommy
9. #clothdiapers
10. #dads4life
11. #parenting

Curriculum

1. #commoncore
2. #cchat
3. #books
4. #literature
5. #Business
6. #writing
7. #economy
8. #geography
9. #arted
10. #biology
11. #artsed
12. #science
13. #math

College

1. #ACT
2. #SAT
3. #scholarship
4. #highered
5. #collegechat
6. #collegebound

Groups & Chats

1. #scichat
2. #tlchat
3. #educhat
4. #lrnchat
5. #gtchat
6. #yalitchat
7. #hsc
8. #engchat
9. #CollegeChat
10. #edchat
11. #musedchat
12. #mathchat

Resources

1. #savelibraries
2. #printables
3. #educationalvideos
4. #edapp
5. #lessonplans
6. #edpolitics

Language

1. #tesol
2. #efl
3. #ell
4. #esl

Human Rights

1. #diversity
2. #heritage
3. #health
4. #race
5. #eco
6. #humantrafficking
7. #slavery
8. #aid
9. #humanrights
10. #education
11. #sustainability

Library

1. #library
2. #digital
3. #research
4. #infolit
5. #tlchat

Sources:

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