Index to Educational Hashtags

The Unofficial Index to Educational Hashtags

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ATTENTION! This file is no longer editable. To add/modify hashtags, use this form: http://goo.gl/UHFq2d

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Chiew Pang aka @aClilToClimb

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29/6 update: I’ve removed “Twitter” from the heading as use of hashtags has extended beyond Twitter and can now be seen in Facebook and G+, for example :)

Q:        I’m new to Twitter. Where should I start?

A:        I’d suggest you start here. It’s a “scoop” containing links to introductory articles.

Q:     What is a hashtag?

A:        It’s a word beginning with the  #(hash) symbol. Only the Roman alphabet and numbers are allowed. No spaces or special characters are permitted. It can be placed anywhere within a tweet. Cases are irrelevant, i.e. upper and lower cases are treated alike.

Q:        What purpose does it serve?

A:        It is used to mark keywords or topics. It’s useful for categorizing messages and is searchable by search engines.

Q:        How does it work?

A:        If you click on the hashtag, you’ll get all the latest tweets with that tag. You can do a search on it and if you’re using a Twitter client such as Tweetdeck, you can set columns for hashtags of your choice.

Q:        Who controls them?

A:        This is both its strength and its weakness. There is no control or ownership of hashtags whatsoever. Anyone can create a hashtag
         and anyone can tweet with any hashtags. Only Twitter Terms of Service apply

Q:        How can it work then?

A:        It works because it relies on tweeps being respectful people. There are always party poopers everywhere, but, by and large, people
         obey the unwritten etiquette.

Q:        So, there are no rules?

A:        The unwritten rules are:

1. Don’t spam with hashtags. Use hashtags on tweets relevant to the topic.
2. Don’t over-hashtag. Two or three should be enough.
3. Avoid using established hashtags for a different topic. It’s rather irritating to have your column of #ELT bombarded by some silly MOR pop song propaganda.

        This is one of the reasons why I started this document. I’m hoping it will be used by all educators using hashtags so that duplication
         can be avoided. Doing a general index is not within my scope at the moment.

Q:        Can I add a hashtag?

A:        Yes, you can, and please do. It used to be that you can do it directly onto this document but persistent abuse means that I had to remove that right. On the plus side for the majority, it’s far simpler now. Just fill in the form here: http://goo.gl/UHFq2d

Comments

Comment from @healthcareWen: Thanks for putting together a list.

However many of the hashtags listed are NOT commonly used hashtags (i.e. no one else is using it nor are they searching for it), so it is misleading to list it here. Search http://tagwalk.com and you’ll see how often it’s been used in recent weeks plus suggestions of other hashtags to consider.

 Hashtags are most meaningful for people who are interested in similar topic to search for others with similar interests, but people generally only search for the commonly used hashtags. (Now if you have an uncommon hashtag, you can make it common by widely publicizing and encouraging its use, but that takes a lot of effort and often doesn’t get far.)  It’s best to stick with the “popular” hashtags , especially for people new to Social Media (& remove the “unused” or obsolete hashtags to avoid confusion). (More advanced users have better understanding of how to curate very niche topics)

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