Teacher Tools: Using REDDIT to Discover Top Education Trends

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Here is a great video for all of us newbies that sums up what Reddit is all about:

This social bookmarking site has a sub-reddit (community) for just about any interest you can think of. You can search for various topics to interact with users or upload a link or text with a fitting title and choose your sub-reddit in order to start a conversation.  You can do a simple search and see what’s trending in the educational world. The possibilities are endless! We have compiled a list of some of the popular sub-reddits for teachers pertaining to general education and various subject areas below:

GENERAL EDUCATION:

http://www.reddit.com/r/teaching/

http://www.reddit.com/r/Education/

http://www.reddit.com/r/educativevideos/

https://www.reddit.com/r/edtech

https://www.reddit.com/r/teachers

https://www.reddit.com/r/teachingresources/

https://www.reddit.com/r/specialed

https://www.reddit.com/r/ESL_Teachers/

SCIENCE:

http://www.reddit.com/r/ScienceTeachers/

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/

http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/

https://www.reddit.com/r/STEM

http://www.reddit.com/r/earthscience/

http://www.reddit.com/r/biology/

http://www.reddit.com/r/physics/

https://www.reddit.com/r/engineering/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers

https://www.reddit.com/r/robotics

https://www.reddit.com/r/CSEducation – Computer Science Education

http://www.reddit.com/r/GeologyPorn/  (Not actually porn…)

SOCIAL STUDIES/GEOGRAPHY:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryTeachers

http://www.reddit.com/r/geography/

http://www.reddit.com/r/socialscience/

ELA/ESL:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ELATeachers

http://www.reddit.com/r/language/

http://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning/

http://www.reddit.com/r/languagetechnology/

MATH:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MathTeachers

http://www.reddit.com/r/mathematics/

http://www.reddit.com/r/math/

http://www.reddit.com/r/mathbooks/http://www.reddit.com/r/learnmath/

THE ARTS & EXPLORATORY/CONNECTIONS CLASSES:

http://www.reddit.com/r/art/

http://www.reddit.com/r/arthistory/

http://www.reddit.com/r/artistlounge/

http://www.reddit.com/r/artstore/

http://www.reddit.com/r/educationalmusic/

http://www.reddit.com/r/PhysicalEducation/

http://www.reddit.com/r/orchestra/

http://www.reddit.com/r/band/

http://www.reddit.com/r/guitar/

Start using reddit soon as it is a great tool for staying on top of what’s gaining popularity on the internet. Don’t be afraid to give it a try! While you’re there, do a search for us, “Getting_Nerdy” or go to http://www.reddit.com/user/Getting_nerdy/.  🙂