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Tagboard is a software platform that uses the hashtag to aggregate several social media platforms in a visual format. Tagboard searches through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and App.net for a specific hashtag and presents the results in a dynamic board.
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Once a specific keyword has been searched, the content from all of the social media platforms can be viewed, or filtered by source. Results are interactive. Tweets can be replied to, retweeted or favourited. Instagram and Facebook results can be “liked” or commented upon. Not only can different hashtags be searched and the results viewed, but users can also create their own Tagboard. Users create a title for their new board, a description of what the board represents, a link for it, as well as an image. Tagboard can be used to monitor a social media presence.

Educational uses:

• Research tool: Tagboard is a way to gain social perspective and view news outlets’ coverage
• Curation: By using a unique hashtag, content can be curated from social networks, viewable on one page
• Collaboration: By using a unique hashtag, users can interact with one another. For example, if posting something to Instagram, and not all of your friends use the app, they can easily keep up with your Instagram content from Tagboard
• Digital Management: Use Tagboard to monitor your social media presence
• Professional learning network (PLN) collaboration tool

Getting Started

1. Create a free Tagboard account.
2. Search the #SaskSla or a hashtag of personal or professional interest.
3. Create a hashtag for students to use for dialogue and resource sharing about concepts and content. Alternatively, create a hashtag to use with colleagues to capture great insights, highlight key concepts, share digital resources to support their work, and post reflections to the group.