Blog about Twitter

            Twitter discussions, BlackBoard discussions and in-class discussions are three means of communication that allows for modern day students to connect with their peers. These three methods of discussion similarly allows the average student to share ideas and thoughts with ease but they may also be compared to show their unique differences. Twitter discussions differ from BlackBoard discussions in mainly formality and audience. The discussions on Twitter consists of many small, public conversations, also called "tweets," and contains informal language and slang as users mainly speak with comfort. In contrast, BlackBoard discussions tends to be written with more formal, academic language and the discussions are usually directed towards a single academic group of students to invoke course-related ideas and thoughts. In addition, in-class discussions greatly differs from both, Twitter discussions and BlackBoard discussions. In-class discussions occur in person within the classroom rather than through the use of the internet. Within in-class discussions, only one individual speaks at a single time and there tends to be more focused attention on the verbal thoughts that are communicated compared to discussions through the internet. Each of the three forms of discussions have its own exclusive appeal and it is up to the user to decide which is best for the type of discussions that they plan to engage in.