Using twitter to discuss the articles was a different experience since the conversation was more of a free form where anyone can reply to anyone's tweet. While in a classroom everyone would have to wait their turns and pay attention to each other. Sometimes I forget what I want to say when its my turn. So for twitter since its text based, that is less likely to happen. What I didn't like was the character limit since every tweet I wrote was too long so I had to constantly rewrite them to make them shorter while maintaining a cohorent message.
Blackboard Discussion isn't that much different than Twitter, except its more organized and takes longer. So in terms of following a discussion, it is much more convinient using blackboard, but in terms of speed it might be annoying for impatient people. A distinct advantage is the lack of character limits. And if there is, its much less strict than twitter.
Overall I would prefer Blackboard discussion over the two, and in general I don't like using either.
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I agree with you. One problem that i always go through is how do i make it fit 140 character in twitter. Also twitter was a great communication tool and the assignment we had for twitter because not every speaks in class (ME). lol
ReplyDeleteThe character limit should be changed. Maybe if it is changed I will use Twitter more. I also wish that the postings could be more organized so it is easier to follow.
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