Communities of Practice: Math Educators Migrate to Bluesky
As educators continue to seek alternatives to Twitter/X, Bluesky has been identified as a top choice for math educators. While the math population on Bluesky is growing, it is still in its developmental phase as educators get familiar with its functionalities and seek the recreation of Twitter/X spaces such as #MTBoS and #ITeachMath.
- “Twitter (X) friends! I have two invite codes for Bluesky if you want to check it out… a large number of #Math folks are over there and it’s growing every day! DM me for codes! Bluesky > X” —Math Educator in Florida
- “I have 3 questions… 1. What have folks been mostly moving to Mathstodon or Bluesky? 2. Do I need a code or invitation to either of them? 3. Is the move worth it? (I’m not too keen on using multiple social media platforms). #iteachmath #mtbos” —Math Teacher, N/A
- “Mathstodon has plenty of maths-y folks, skewing more towards math professors at university but still many K-12 people. Very civilized & enjoyable math convos. Bluesky you need an invite (I will dm one to you). Interface more like [Twitter/X], but not all features yet.” —Math Teacher in Connecticut
- “It’s hard to keep up with multiple platforms, but some people are just in one place. Others I engage with on all 3… The MTBoS / iTeachMath group is much less cohesive, but there’s going to be a critical mass of us on both platforms.” —Math Teacher in Connecticut
- “My current feeling is I like Bluesky better overall.” —Post-Secondary Math Teacher, N/A
- “Mathstodon has plenty of maths-y folks, skewing more towards math professors at university but still many K-12 people. Very civilized & enjoyable math convos. Bluesky you need an invite (I will dm one to you). Interface more like [Twitter/X], but not all features yet.” —Math Teacher in Connecticut
- “Good morning. I don’t think I can continue to use this platform. What alternatives are other folx using? Thanks in advance. #iteachmath” —Math Educator in North Carolina
- “It seems that math twitter is slowly reconstituting itself on [Bluesky].” —Post-Secondary Math Educator in California
- “I have a join code for Bluesky if interested.” —Teacher in Alberta
- “Also a math teacher. I have a [Bluesky] account and haven’t started posting regularly but please join us there!” —High School Math Teacher in Ontario
- “Same. I’ve heard a bunch of people talking about #bluesky.” —Math Coach in Massachusetts
- “I have codes if anyone needs them! It’s still not as active.” —Math Educator in Massachusetts
- “Hey #mtbos #iteachmath I have a code for [Bluesky]. Let me know if you want it!” —High School Math Teacher in California
- “Hello #MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns friends, I have Bluesky codes if you’re looking to go over there. Message me.” —Math Teacher in Connecticut
- “Any tips for finding things over there? It doesn’t seem as connected.” —Math Teacher in Kentucky
- “Are you there yet? I will tag you in a post about pinning certain feeds to your screen. And in general, find your people & check their follower/following lists to find others.” —Math Teacher in Connecticut
- “Any tips for finding things over there? It doesn’t seem as connected.” —Math Teacher in Kentucky
- “I have five new codes on [Bluesky] for others #MTBoS #iTeachMath who are ready to make the jump.” —Middle School Math Teacher, N/A
- “Do you have one left? I’m thinking of making the move.” —High School Math Teacher in Pennsylvania
- “Mutual #mtbos #iteachmath friends, DM me for blue sky codes, I have two available.” —High School Math Teacher in Tennessee
- “I am still juggling Twitter, Mastodon, and BlueSky in an effort to find my math community. To make the juggling easier, I added all three as start-up tabs for Firefox.” —Math Educator in California