During the lockdown, TikTok quickly became a place for teachers to share everything from frustrations to virtual classroom hacks. Currently, the hashtag #teachersoftiktok has more than 5.4 billion views and hundreds of videos.
Insider spoke to seven teachers who shared how TikTok has strengthened their relationships with students and allowed them to cope with - and showcase - the trials and tribulations of being an educator in 2020.
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TikTok has become a go-to resource for some teachers
During the coronavirus pandemic, teachers have had to adapt more than they would in a traditional school year.
For many teachers, spring was quickly moved to a virtual platform and the fall school year similarly started online. A virtual setting meant that teachers could no longer walk across the hall for advice from another teacher. It also meant that parents were inside the classroom at all moments of the day, and students could disengage at any point.