We recently updated this post with more hashtags and better organization! Check out our new list of 100 popular education hashtags.
You’ve seen it when you visit Twitter – a million and one different hashtags are used every day. Some are actually helpful when you are trying to search for important things like #GOPDebate or #NationalCatDay. Some of them are #completelymadeupandridiculous, either on accident or on purpose. But when used properly, hashtags can get help you get involved in important conversations.
But one thing is clear – when you use hashtags strategically, you can join popular conversations and strengthen the impact of your tweets. Some best practices when using hashtags include:
- If you are wondering if others are using a certain keyword for a hashtag, simply enter it into the Twitter search function with the # before it and see what it pulls up.
- Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message will show you all other Tweets using that keyword.
- Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet – at the beginning, middle or end.
- Don’t use too many hashtags. Three is plenty for one tweet – otherwise it gets too hard to read.
- Hashtagged words that become very popular often become Trending Topics (that’s a whole blog post on its own).
In the education world there are hundreds of hashtags used, and it can be a bit overwhelming and confusing to pick a good one. Here are some of the most popular education hashtags that we’ve seen. Do you have any you’d like to add? Reply in the comments below or tag us @Getting_Smart in your own tweet and include #edutweets.
- #BlendedLearning
- #CCChat (Common Core Chat)
- #CCSS (Common Core State Standards)
- #CommonCore
- #CompetencyEd
- #Curriculum
- #DeeperLearning
- #DigLN
- #EarlyEd
- #EdApp
- #EdChat
- #EdData
- #EdLeaders
- #EdPolicy
- #EdReform
- #EdTech
- #EdTechChat
- #Edu
- #Education
- #Educhat
- #EduVC
- #ELearning
- #ElemSchool
- #Engagement
- #HigherEd
- #HighSchool
- #Innovation
- #K12
- #KEdu (Kindergarten)
- #Leadership
- #LearnerExperience
- #Literacy
- #MiddleSchool
- #NTChat (New Teacher Chat)
- #OnlineLearning
- #Parents
- #PTChat (Parent/Teacher)
- #PassionDrive
- #PBL
- #PBLChat
- #PersonalizedLearning
- #PLearning
- #PreSchool
- #SmartParents
- #STEM
- #Student(s)
- #Teacher(s)
- #TeacherPD
- #artsed (Art)
- #finearts
- #engchat (English)
- #math
- #mathchat
- #musedchat (Music)
- #socialstudies
- #sschat (Social Studies)
- #scichat (Science)
- #langchat (Foreign Language)
- #historyteacher
- #physed
Ready to expand beyond the education hashtags? For more on social media, check out:
- 100+ Education Twitter Accounts to Follow
- 5 Tips for Managing Social Media (Before it Manages You)
- Build Your Brand: How a Positive Social Media Presence can Lead to a Career
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