Blog about Twitter


For one a Twitter discussion will be broken down into posts of 140 characters, so writing in a smooth paragraph form is not possible. It resembles a discussion in the classroom more, where everyone shares a snippet of their view on the matter. I actually liked being able to click on our class' hashtag and then see everything everyone was saying and posting. It felt more like a conversation and I was able to understand their voice better. Blackboard discussions are more formal where as the twitter language is less so and makes for a more free flowing discussion. Adding links to these posts also allows me to click and read the article they are referring to. 

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