Blog about Twitter

Twitter discussion is more informal and casual as opposed to a Blackboard discussion and in-class discussions which tends to be more formal. When speaking about a specific topic, Blackboard is much clearer in the sense that it is organized. One can go to each person’s thread to see what their perspective or post is but it can be time-consuming at the same time. Unlike Twitter, everything is shown on a timeline on one page of what someone has liked, retweeted or posted starting from the most recent to the oldest. The only problem with Twitter’s timeline is that it starts showing what everyone is liking which tends to become distracting when it comes to discussions. But unlike Blackboard discussions, Twitter allows people to interact immediately, with a press of a button, with Blackboard, to create a post, one would have to go through numerous steps. The in-class discussions are a combination of both Twitter and Blackboard discussions. It’s all in real time, the response rate is much higher due to everyone being face-to-face. One can get their word across much quicker which is efficient as well as effective.