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What is Hashtag (#)

Advanced Online Education and Training Technologies
The # symbol is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users.
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Rethinking Twitter: Unique Characteristics of Twitter Render It an Instructional Asset
Armand A. Buzzelli (Robert Morris University, USA), Gregory Holdan (Robert Morris University, USA), Allen R. Lias (Robert Morris University, USA), Daniel R. Rota (Robert Morris University, USA), and Trebor Z. Evans (Robert Morris University, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7010-3.ch010
Abstract
Despite being more widely known for its contributions to pop culture, and more recently political news and events, a growing body of literature exists about Twitter's use in education. This chapter presents a framework for using Twitter as an instructional review tool, leveraging its timely, unique, and efficient communication style while incorporating theories of memory and cognitive psychology that are more than two centuries old. The authors present applied practice study examples of how Twitter may be used as a means for distributed practice in learning concepts. While practitioners may be concerned about student adoption of Twitter, research presented in this chapter reports that Twitter is user-friendly and is most engaging for students when an instructor frequently participates.
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Analysis of Public Sentiments About Mega Online Sale Using Tweets on Big Billions Day Sale
A hashtag is a type of metadata tag used on social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. allowing users to apply dynamic, user-generated tagging to easily find messages with a specific theme or content.
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