Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @tdsb
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
1,139
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a variety of topics related to the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) including reimbursement for pandemic expenses, criticism of the board for spending on guest speakers while asking for money from the government, a motion to label Caribbean Canadians as caste oppressors that has been criticized, celebrations of African heritage and Greek Independence Day, concerns about funding shortfalls and program cuts, and announcements of upcoming events and retirements. The tweets also express gratitude and support for TDSB staff and initiatives.
Topic Modeling
- Education funding and budget cuts
- Controversy and criticism surrounding TDSB
- Celebration of cultural diversity
- Importance of classroom teaching and learning
- Retirement and career milestones
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are varied. Some express frustration with the lack of government funding for education, while others celebrate successes and events within the TDSB community. One tweet expresses anger and disappointment with the labeling and treatment of Caribbean Canadians by the TDSB. There is also excitement and gratitude for learning experiences and events hosted by the TDSB. Overall, there is a mix of positive and negative emotions expressed towards the TDSB and its actions.
Trend Analysis
- Request for budget allocation by TDSB for pandemic expenses
- Criticism of TDSB's spending and decision making
- Criticism of TDSB's actions related to human rights
- Celebration of TDSB's educational initiatives and events
- Calls for government funding for TDSB programs and services
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
342
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of Original tweets
274
Percentage of total tweets
24%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,139
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
468
Percentage of total tweets
41%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
107
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
297
Percentage of total tweets
26%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 607 |
| Twitter Web App | 287 |
| Twitter for Android | 200 |
| Twitter for iPad | 30 |
| TweetDeck | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| tdsb | Toronto District School Board | The Toronto District School Board is Canada's largest school board and welcomes more than 246K students each day. Account not monitored 24/7. https://t.co/kom0iD8Cen | 137,185 |
| GholdyM | Gholdy Muhammad | Educator. Cultivating joy! Curriculum Designer & Author of Cultivating Genius and Unearthing Joy! 🌸 | 39,536 |
| alexbozikovic | Alex Bozikovic | Architecture critic @GlobeandMail. Bestseller 305 Lost Buildings of Canada. Husband to @livmendelsohn. Dad. “Very young. He will mature/decay in time" - Atwood | 24,561 |
| chiefladybird | Chief Lady Bird 🦅 ᐅᑮᒪᑫᐧᐱᓀᐢ | Chippewa/Potawatomi artist. I draw about Indigenous empowerment. Rama First Nation. Aquarian & Eagle clan. She/Her. chiefladybird@gmail.com | 24,034 |
| JILLSLASTWORD | Dr. Jill Andrew, PhD (she/her) | MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s🍊✊🏿|Body Equity|#SizeismSUCKS|Fashion Diversity|@BCCAwards https://t.co/VHKbHjpsoS RT ✖ end | 23,514 |
| krushowy | Kristin Rushowy | Queen's Park Reporter, with a focus on education, at the Toronto Star. Mom of three who spends most of her free time at the hockey rink/track/football field. | 23,331 |
| DonitaJose | Donita Jose | Reporter | Almost Hyderabadi | DM always open donitajose21@gmail.com | RTs and views personal | 22,313 |
| CoHNAOfficial | CoHNA (Coalition of Hindus of North America) | A grassroots level advocacy organization dedicated to improving the understanding of Hinduism in North America and matters impacting the Hindu community. | 16,682 |
| ESL_fairy | Kimiko Shibata 🇨🇦 🦄 | Mommy, Learner, ESL Specialist, Advocate, Resource Enthusiast, Equity Promoter, Nerd, she/her https://t.co/ALDD98JHGF | 16,040 |
| Anniekidder | Annie Kidder | Exec. Dir. People for Education: Canadian NGO working to support & strengthen public education through research, dialogue, policy analysis, & public engagement. | 14,862 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhysEdDynasty | Dan Vigliatore | H&PE Teacher •@YorkUEdPl Instructional Leader •@OpheaCanada H&PE Consultant •@CIRAOntario Executive •@PHECanada Mentor & PHE Journal •Husband •Father •Faithful | 10,523 |
| mrccheney | Chey Cheney | Teacher 🇨🇦• TDSB Excellence Award Winner “Driving Innovation” • Podcast Host @StaffPodcast • Author “The Magnificent Microphone” • Presenter • Google Cert. | 9,087 |
| Jason_To | Jason To | 杜澤信 | School Streaming/Tracking Abolitionist. Coordinator, Secondary Math & Academic Pathways @tdsbmath. @OMCAmath Prez. @endstreaming member. @tdsbTLC lead. #NHL94 | 9,049 |
| MrsGeekChic | Larissa Aradj, OCT | TDSB | FSL Teacher-Librarian | POR | Google Certified Trainer, Innovator #TOR16 | AQ Instructor | #ADE2019 | #tdsbDLL & GEG Mentor | #llpstdsb #llpsllc | 6,740 |
| SandyHi2244 | Sandy J | #StrongerTogether Retired Ontario educator. Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied. You can find me on Mastodon @sandyjss@mstdn.ca | 6,628 |
| sameo416 | Matthew Oliver | Métis ∞ RRS Scotch-breed ∞ RCAF Veteran ∞ Feral theologian ∞ aerospace/electrical/forensic ∞ P.Eng. ∞ he/him ∞ lawful chaotic ∞ Disabled ∞ RRMC RMC sfu uec ∞ nd | 6,485 |
| alexbozikovic | Alex Bozikovic | Architecture critic @GlobeandMail. Bestseller 305 Lost Buildings of Canada. Husband to @livmendelsohn. Dad. “Very young. He will mature/decay in time" - Atwood | 6,467 |
| ESL_fairy | Kimiko Shibata 🇨🇦 🦄 | Mommy, Learner, ESL Specialist, Advocate, Resource Enthusiast, Equity Promoter, Nerd, she/her https://t.co/ALDD98JHGF | 6,154 |
| JLCWood2017 | Jenny Wood 🇨🇦 | ✝️ GBM widow. Sports fan. ⚾️🏒🏈 🏁 Very Patriotic 🇨🇦. Conservative. No Lists. No DMs. RTs are not necessarily supportive. Cure GBM 🙏 | 5,736 |
| JILLSLASTWORD | Dr. Jill Andrew, PhD (she/her) | MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s🍊✊🏿|Body Equity|#SizeismSUCKS|Fashion Diversity|@BCCAwards https://t.co/VHKbHjpsoS RT ✖ end | 5,643 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| SamirIndology | Indologist with Indic Studies Toronto | 34 |
| sasswashere | Candidate for PM 🇨🇦 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (no)💙💙💙💚💙💜❤️💛🧡💚💜🚫crimes against humanity. not an advocate. no one 2 report crime to who’d care🍁🇨🇦 | 34 |
| spaceti662 | I am a travel enthusiast, like fitness, shopping, running, music, watching movies. | 24 |
| FernAvePS | We are a composite school with Full Day Kindergarten to Gr. 8 in English and French Immersion. and Gr. 4 to Gr. 8 Middle Immersion | 12 |
| McM_MsT | We are a kind & creative Grade 4 class community who are inquisitive, determined, being risk-takers, innovative & global citizens. Our teacher is @ZeliaMCT | 12 |
| shelleylaskin | Committed to strengthening our public schools and communities. #OntEd | 11 |
| MoveAlongThen | Displaced Aussie in 🇨🇦. Will block anyone posting antisemitic content/comments 🇮🇱🇮🇱 | 11 |
| 2022timeflies | How can a civilization be described as civilized if parents cannot stop others harming their children? Or if they cannot punish those who do? KPSS | 10 |
| LC2_TDSB | Learning Centre 2 #Joy #Engagement #Gratitude #Equity #WellBeing #Achievement #Inspire #Transform #Voice | 10 |
| misscini1 | TDSB Teacher-Librarian, Media Literacy and STEM teacher at Selwyn ES. New to the DLL team! | 10 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640449578422902784 | Less than 1/10th the cost of @fordnation's corporate tax cuts. That's how much the @tdsb is asking to be reimbursed for in pandemic expenses, to help get students back on track in their learning with supports they NEED. Don't tell them you can't afford it, @fordnation. #ONPoli https://t.co/OnsH0NyMTF | 163 |
| 1638641925350621184 | Shame on @tdsb for labeling Caribbean Canadians as caste oppressors. Caste motion is an outrage.Hope @OntHumanRights will punish them accordingly for their violation of basic human rights of all Canadians to be treated equally under the law. Thank you Veda Mohabir for this letter https://t.co/4H5YXQ8zFf | 55 |
| 1639714802586009601 | @CBCNews is peddling bigotry & prejudiced info. This is how the popular understanding of "caste" is developed by Canadians & Americans. How can @tdsb or @CityofSeattle or even California then claim that their laws policies won't profile & target Hindus, violate their rights? 4/n | 48 |
| 1640394742713270279 | The @tdsb can afford $500/hr guest speakers, but is demanding big $ from @sflecce. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the potholes are a big as jackrabbits. https://t.co/MYmtv1YKzV | 24 |
| 1639695258681262086 | So excited to be at the book launch of “The Gift of Playful Learning” with these @tdsb @EarlyYearsTDSB SUPERSTARS as they launch a guide for educators. Thank you for producing a guide for educators. What a gift! #giftofplaylaunch https://t.co/klYyXHrWXf | 21 |
| 1638730588663185408 | Without more funding in tomorrow’s budget, the @tdsb will be facing a $61 million shortfall & no money left in reserve funds. They’ll have to cut programs from your children’s schools while the government sits on billions in unspent funds. https://t.co/UMYDVgroSL | 21 |
| 1638291727797702656 | The art of unearthing joy in a classroom is knowing your students & helping them know themselves. Today, the @tdsb & @RuizSealey have teamed up to show the TDSB community the importance of racial literacy in classrooms. #EndRacism #CriticalLoveForTSDB | 20 |
| 1640097214356766721 | Look whats coming for #SikhHeritageMonth 2023! @tdsb student led podcasts More information to come, stay tuned!!! @Singhpeter @Jandu_Navjot @PavWander @principalbuall @gurdeepbanga84 @kwoodwal @RamanS23 @MsChadha_ https://t.co/subl5nXDHZ | 20 |
| 1639653223811235842 | Next week to close the Indigenous Hip Hop symposium for @tdsb students and staff @agotoronto there is an amazing performance- Indigenous Women of Hip Hop https://t.co/p7CHjbCfkO - very exciting @nourhudson @UIEC_Tdsb | 13 |
| 1639346620218105863 | Special thanks to the amazing schools and students who came out to support #BlindHockey today at the Canada vs USA game!! @MattamyAC @TCDSB @tdsb #HaltonRegion @CNIB https://t.co/yze9JFsOC8 | 13 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640449578422902784 | Less than 1/10th the cost of @fordnation's corporate tax cuts. That's how much the @tdsb is asking to be reimbursed for in pandemic expenses, to help get students back on track in their learning with supports they NEED. Don't tell them you can't afford it, @fordnation. #ONPoli https://t.co/OnsH0NyMTF | 397 |
| 1640394742713270279 | The @tdsb can afford $500/hr guest speakers, but is demanding big $ from @sflecce. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the potholes are a big as jackrabbits. https://t.co/MYmtv1YKzV | 156 |
| 1638641925350621184 | Shame on @tdsb for labeling Caribbean Canadians as caste oppressors. Caste motion is an outrage.Hope @OntHumanRights will punish them accordingly for their violation of basic human rights of all Canadians to be treated equally under the law. Thank you Veda Mohabir for this letter https://t.co/4H5YXQ8zFf | 152 |
| 1639714802586009601 | @CBCNews is peddling bigotry & prejudiced info. This is how the popular understanding of "caste" is developed by Canadians & Americans. How can @tdsb or @CityofSeattle or even California then claim that their laws policies won't profile & target Hindus, violate their rights? 4/n | 143 |
| 1639695258681262086 | So excited to be at the book launch of “The Gift of Playful Learning” with these @tdsb @EarlyYearsTDSB SUPERSTARS as they launch a guide for educators. Thank you for producing a guide for educators. What a gift! #giftofplaylaunch https://t.co/klYyXHrWXf | 109 |
| 1638291727797702656 | The art of unearthing joy in a classroom is knowing your students & helping them know themselves. Today, the @tdsb & @RuizSealey have teamed up to show the TDSB community the importance of racial literacy in classrooms. #EndRacism #CriticalLoveForTSDB | 99 |
| 1638212664991121408 | @fitsumareguy @FoodBankWatReg If you're OK with pulling support from the food bank because you find a board member disagreeable, would you also support parents' taxes being suspended from supporting school boards THEY disagree with? @AlottaMalotta @wrdsb @tdsb @OCDSB | 57 |
| 1638171770762018817 | Selwyn’s first Book Tasting is happening today in the LLC! Time to “taste” new genres, new titles and new authors! @SelwynTdsb @tdsb @TDSBLibrary @TDSB_MHWB @ProfLibraryTDSB #booktasting #ONSchoolLibraries #SchoolLibraryJoy #SchoolLibrary #onted @TDSB_DLL https://t.co/4FCkA3S5n2 | 45 |
| 1639034591297130496 | African Heritage is celebrated in every month at Westview. SBSM and Principal show off beautiful Nigerian fashion on Assembly day. #AHM #BHM #WeAreWestview @MatiasdeD @LC2_TDSB @tdsb_cebsa @tdsb https://t.co/NFmTQ4u2Jf | 44 |
| 1638730588663185408 | Without more funding in tomorrow’s budget, the @tdsb will be facing a $61 million shortfall & no money left in reserve funds. They’ll have to cut programs from your children’s schools while the government sits on billions in unspent funds. https://t.co/UMYDVgroSL | 42 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #tdsb | 32 |
| #onted | 30 |
| #stem | 28 |
| #rockyoursocks | 17 |
| #creativity | 12 |
| #schoollibraryjoy | 10 |
| #onpoli | 9 |
| #ontario | 9 |
| #endracism | 9 |
| #dsatwds2023 | 9 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @tdsb | 1162 |
| @fordnation | 120 |
| @jillslastword | 104 |
| @lc2_tdsb | 55 |
| @wrdsb | 51 |
| @haltondsb | 50 |
| @sflecce | 49 |
| @tdsbdirector | 48 |
| @hwdsb | 46 |
| @tdsb_mhwb | 37 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
38
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | 30 | check_mark_button |
| 🤩 | 23 | star-struck |
| 💜 | 22 | purple_heart |
| 🧵 | 14 | thread |
| 🗜 | 14 | clamp |
| 🥽 | 14 | goggles |
| 🪚 | 14 | carpentry_saw |
| ❤️ | 13 | red_heart |
| ✏️ | 12 | pencil |
| 😊 | 10 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 131 |
| Objects | 120 |
| People & Body | 42 |
| Symbols | 39 |
| Travel & Places | 38 |
| Activities | 28 |
| Animals & Nature | 21 |
| Flags | 13 |
| Food & Drink | 11 |