While educators can post on Twitter asynchronously using hashtags 24/7, there are a variety of moderated Twitter chats where people come together at the same time. The chart below contains information about those chats, and the bottom of the page has more information for Twitter beginners.
Social Studies Chats
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Days |
Times (all times EST) |
Hashtags and websites |
Description |
Co-leaders |
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Mondays* |
7-8pm |
#sschat |
Chat for all social studies teachers on a variety of topics. |
@42thinkdeep |
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Tuesdays |
9-10pm |
#worldgeochat |
Chat for geography teachers. |
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Wednesdays |
First Wednesday of the month at 8-9 PM |
#psychat |
Chat for psychology teachers.
This weekly chat is currently inactive; Contact the moderators with questions. |
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Thursdays |
9-10pm |
#sstlap
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Chat for social studies teachers who implement ideas from @burgessdave’s Teach Like a Pirate book. |
@Braz74 |
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Fridays |
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Saturdays |
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Sundays |
9-10pm |
#hsgovchat Storify Archive: storify.com/JustinChristen |
Chat for government teachers. |
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| Monday-Friday | Ongoing | #whapchat
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Slow chat for AP World History teachers. A question is posed daily with responses posted throughout the day.
This weekly chat is currently inactive; Contact the moderators with questions. |
* #sschat and #engchat combine for #engsschat (@Steph_Sukow) leader on the last Monday of every month.
Note: Moderated chats that are inactive or do not currently exist include: #econchat (Economics), #WRLDchat (World History), Sociology (#sociochat).
Please contact our #sschat co-leaders if you would like for us to help you promote a social studies-related chat.
sschat.org 