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Hashtags (#) are those seemingly inconspicuous symbols in front of (sometimes nonsensical) words that you find included in some tweets. Right from the start of this unworkshop we have asked you to include the hashtag #ict4champions in all of your tweets relating to this workshop. If you want to make sure that we know that you are a South African teacher or if you want other South African teachers to see your tweet, you can include the hashtag #sateachers.
Hashtags are basically keywords that you can search for on twitter which unites people around a topic, discussion , event or trend. They appear as linked keywords in a tweet and if you click on them or search for them at the top of your twitter window, you will see all tweets with that specific hashtag in it.
Event or training hashtags
By inserting the hashtag #ict4champions (our training event) into your tweet, you become part of the unworkshop stream and we can track everybody who are participating or mentoring within this unworkshop. If you do not include this hashtag we will not see your tweets unless we are already following you, so it is important to always include it. During conferences participants are given a hashtag to use which then enable them to have discussions with one another or create searchable summaries while the conference is on. The hashtag makes it possible for others, not at the conference, to follow what is happening and to "hear" through the tweets of the particpants what is being said at the event. For instance, next week the Global Education Conference is happening online, it is free, it is big and you can follow all the learning excitement by searching for the hashtag #GlobalEd11. People are already starting to share stuff around the conference. We also have a local edtech conference here in South Africa called #edtechconf which has ongoing discussions before, during and after the face to face conferences.
How do you save a hashtag?
If you need to get to a hashtag stream quickly and often, you can save it as a search. You do this by clicking on a hashtag in a tweet or searching for it. Once you see the hashtag results you can click on the "Save this search" button. To get to your saved search again go to Home-->Searches and click on your saved search. Some educational hashtags to follow: There are a few generic hashtags that track educational topics for you. For instance, we have a weekly educational (#edchat) discussion where we vote on a topic for the week and then talk about it on a global level.
We also have a weekly local (South African) edu-chat uisng the hashtag #edchatsa. For more information and to vote for our weekly topic, see http://www.edchatsa.co.za/
Some lists of educational hashtags:
Here is a little video for you to watch:
Today's activities:
- Consult this list of educational hashtags and save 3 hashtags of topics that you would like to follow on an ongoing basis (remember to make #ict4champions 1 of your saved hashtags)
- Send 3 tweets on any topic and include the hashtags #ict4champions and #day6
- Answer this question in a tweet: How can I use hashtags in my classroom? Remember to include the hashtag #ict4champions!
Additional reading:
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