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Top Entertainers That Educators Should Follow On Social Media
Meet the most entertaining and humble comedians, talk show hosts and musicians like Ellen Degeneres, Ru Paul, Joe Dombrowski, Eddie B, BTS Band and One Voice Children’s Choir.
Meet the most entertaining and humble comedians, talk show hosts and musicians like Ellen Degeneres, Ru Paul, Joe Dombrowski, Eddie B, BTS Band and One Voice Children's Choir.
Who: Ellen DeGeneres
Bio says: Comedian, talk show host and ice road trucker. My tweets are real, and they’re spectacular.
X-Factor: Quirky observational humour
Viral post: There are hundreds of episodes that go viral from The Ellen Show but we remember the one when she met pre-K/Kindergarten teacher, Azel Prather from DC, who, after learning that many of his students couldn’t afford haircut because they belonged to low-income families, teamed up with local barbers, hairdressers, and nail technicians to pamper his students. On the show, Ellen surprised him with a brand new Hyundai Sonata and $20,000 for his NGO The Prather Foundation!
Favourite hashtag: #BurningQuestions
Top 5 accounts followed: Justin Willman, Earth Wind & Fire, The Real Talk Show, Hillary Clinton, Brielle
ScooNews loves: The episode with Memphis high school teacher, Michael Scruggs, who is known to start his class every day with a special mantra – “I am number 1, we all are number 1. Scholars get scholarships, we all get scholarships.” He’s been motivating his students every morning like this for almost a decade now. Go, watch it on YouTube now!
Follow at: @theellenshow (IG & Twitter), @ellentv (FB)
Who: RuPaul Charles
Bio says: You're born naked & the rest is drag
X-Factor: One of the wittiest and most compassionate LGBTQIA+ artists to bring Drag-art to the international platform
Viral post: When RuPaul scared Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show’ that mom Jimmy Fallon genuinely thought he’d been cancelled for calling RuPaul a ‘drag queen’. But RuPaul was just joking and the video got millions of views overnight.
Currently talking about: Entering the Guinness World Records list for winning the most number of Emmy awards for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition show
Favourite hashtag: #DragRace
Top 5 accounts followed: J.K Rowling, Moira Forbes, Salon, Ts Madison, The Cut
ScooNews loves: RuPaul educates not just adults about the LGBTQIA+ community in an interactive and colourful way but also children. He/She recently inspired author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara to write a book called ‘Little People Big Dreams,’ which explains children about the LGBTQIA+ community in a friendly manner.
Follow at: @rupaulofficial (IG), @RuPaul (Twitter & FB)
Who: Joe Dombrowski
Bio says: Comedian from the 313 currently residing in the 206 which unfortunately doesn’t sound nearly as hard
X-Factor: This educator and comedian is famous for his funny education-related social media content and most notably for his Spelling Bee prank video
Viral post: When he gave his students a fake spelling test
Current talking about: His Social Studies Podcast
Favourite hashtag: #TeacherHumor
Top 5 accounts followed: Andy Kindler, Gerry Dee, ClassCast Podcast, NatGeo Education, Meghan Mangrum
ScooNews loves: His teacher-memes like this one – “I’m not poor because I’m a teacher. I’m poor because of Amazon’s ‘Buy Now’ button…and I’m a teacher.”
Follow at: mrdtimes3 (IG, FB & Twitter)
Who: Eddie B
Bio says: Eddie B is comedy on steroids. He started comedy in his senior year in college and never looked back. He has entertained crowds all over the U.S…funny and real!
X-Factor: He’s a school teacher turned stand-up comic. He developed himself as the voice of teachers with his brutally honest comedy.
Viral post: “What teachers really say”
Currently talking about: His virtual comedy show “Unmuted & Virtually Confused”
Favourite hashtag: #BoredTeacher
Top 5 accounts followed: Hilariously Infertile, MEL Science, Teach.org, Teachers Pay Teachers, Teachers Tips and Fun
ScooNews loves: His current take on homeschooling, Google classrooms and virtual learning while schools all over the world are shut down due to the COVID-outbreak
Follow at: @eddiebcomedy (IG & FB)
Who: BTS
Bio says: This is the Official Instagram for #BTS, 'Life Goes On' Out Now
X-Factor: 7 member band has immense love for each other, world-famous but humble. Lovely voices and mad dance skill.
Went viral: A mash-up video of members Jin, Suga, RM, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook dancing to a Bollywood song ‘Des Rangila’ surfaced on 15th August 2020 on IG @filmforfare. The video was dedicated to Indian Independence Day and read – ‘Here’s BTS and Team Filmforfare wishing everyone a very Happy Independence Day in India’.
Currently talking about: The band regularly talks about mental health, they believe those who have an international platform and millions of listeners should talk about these pressing matters.
Favourite hashtag: #BTS
ScooNews loves: Their lyrics usually focus on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Also, listen to the speech BTS delivered at the United Nations Group of Friends of Solidarity for Global Health Security.
Follow at: @bts.bighitofficial (IG), @bts_bighit (Twitter), @bangtan.official (FB)
Who: One Voice Children's Choir
Bio says: We hope to spread a positive message and inspire the world with our music. Singing to make the world a better place!
X-Factor: Synchronisation, melody and a whole lot of adorable children all dressed in the colour theme performing a vast selection of music
Went viral: In 2014, the choir received national attention after releasing their performance of the Disney song "Let It Go"
Currently talking about: Christmas holiday music ‘Mary, did you know’ and ‘The More You Give The More You’ll Have!’
Favourite hashtag: #OneVoice
Top 5 accounts followed: Good Morning America, The Ellen Show, The New York Times, The Tonight Show, Disney
ScooNews loves: This non-profit organisation brings together children and teaches them good music. The members meet up every week once to practice and perform over 50 times a year. The songs always mean more than the lyrics, the children bring a sense of unity for the world to see.
Follow at: @onevoicechildrenschoir (IG), @1VoiceChildrens (Twitter), @OneVoiceChildrensChoir (FB), One Voice Children's Choir (YouTube)