Blog about Twitter

Blog about Twitter

I’m on Twitter since recently, but already I find it pretty interesting and powerful. I knew that it has all the bells and whistles of social media but never considered to include it in my social networking portfolio. After reading some of the articles and tweets of my classmates it is clear that it’s a powerful tool for interaction.

Unlike discussion boards tweets are shorter which sort of lays the foundation for a more frequent request/response transaction from the get-go and might not be the best tool if you need to express yourself in a longer message at once. On the positive side, one of the most appealing features to me is the #hashtag and the ability to follow many users instantaneously with one click. Needless to say that the app is frictionless to use on smart phone unlike the robust BlackBoard App. Twitter also come with myriad of additional futures like ads, news, links to organizations or persons of interest. In short, the experience while using Twitter over Discussion Board is much more pleasant.

In comparison with in-class discussion I would say that Twitter shares the pros and cons of a technology-mediated communication. It is easier to reach a larger number of people and they can all respond at the same time without creating a house. Also, the availability of information at your fingertips during a tweet is enormous. On the other hand, it is much easier to insult someone when you are not in Face-2- Face communication.

In conclusion, although both Discussion Board and in-class discussion have their advantages Twitter could find place within the arsenal of teaching tools. This is especially obvious now in the corona virus outbreak when in-class lessons might be restricted.