What is a hashtag?
A Twitter hashtag is a keyword that is used in a search similar to a webtag. It’s a way of categorizing tweets under a certain word or phrase. These tags can be added anywhere in a tweet by simply placing a “hash” mark, commonly known as the “pound” symbol (#), in front of a word.
Twitter allows you to search for hashtags, which helps you to follow all tweets made with a particular tag. Hashtags are most often used during Twitter chats or at conferences, but also just to group similar tweets around a chat, event or topic. To read more about using hashtags, go to the Twitter support page.
What hashtags does Inspiration® Software use?
Inspiration Software uses several hashtags in its tweets. Much of our Twitter presence revolves around sharing materials related to the Common Core State Standards (#CCSS). However, you will also see tweets from @InspirationSW that include the popular education hashtags below.
What are some popular education hashtags?
In education, there are several commonly-used hashtags. Below are just a few of the most popular ones:
- #classrooms
- #collaboration
- #communication
- #curriculum
- #edschools
- #edtech
- #edu
- #education
- #educators
- #elearning
- #ell
- #esl
- #inspiredata
- #kidspiration
- #learn
- #learning
- #lessonplans
- #math
- #reading
- #students
- #teachers
- #teaching
- #tech
- #visualthinking
- #web20
- #webspiration
- #writing
What hashtags are used for Twitter chats in education?
The education community conducts several popular weekly and monthly Twitter chats. Below are a few weekly chats that you may be interested in:
Sunday
- #titletalk
This Literature and Reading Chat begins at 5:00 p.m. PST on Sunday.
Monday
- #smcedu
The Social Media Club Education Connection Chat is conducted at 9:30 a.m. PST on Monday. - #mathchat
This Math Chat begins at 12:30 p.m. PST on Monday. - #sschat
The Social Studies Chat for teachers kicks off on Monday at 4:00 p.m. PST. - #engchat
This English Chat for teachers begins at 4:00 p.m. PST on Monday. - #ELLCHAT
The English Language Learners Chat runs at 6:00 p.m. PST on Monday. - #kinderchat
This Kindergarten Chat begins on Monday at 6:00 p.m. PST.
Tuesday
- #edchat
This popular Education Chat begins at 9:00 a.m. PST and again at 4:00 p.m. PST on Tuesday. - #SCICHAT
This Chat for Science Educators begins at 6:00 p.m. PST on Tuesday. - #teachertuesday
The Teachers from All Over the World Chat runs all day every Tuesday.
Wednesday
- #web20chat
This Web 2.0 Chat begins on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. PST. - #ntchat
This New Teacher Chat starts at 4:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday. - #disted
This eLearning Chat begins at 4:00 p.m. PST every Wednesday. - #ptchat
The Parent and Teacher Chat is conducted on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. PST. - #ecosys
The Changes in Public Education Chat is conducted at 6:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday.
Thursday
- #innochat
This Innovation in Education Chat kicks off at 9:00 a.m. PST on Thursday. - #SAchat
The Student Affairs Chat begins at 9:00 a.m. PST and again at 3:00 p.m. PST every Thursday. - #elemchat
This Chat for Elementary School Teachers starts on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. PST. - #mathchat
This Math Chat repeats at 4:30 p.m. PST on Thursday. - #lrnchat
The Learning Chat starts 5:30 p.m. PST every Thursday.
Friday
- #gtchat
The Gifted Student Education Chat runs at 4:00 p.m. PST every Friday. - #midleved
This Middle School Education Chat runs all day every Friday.
Do you have something to add?
If you would like to add a popular hashtag or a Twitter chat to this list, please email connect(at)inspiration.com or fill out a contact form.
