Blog about Twitter

I would think that a Twitter discussion in comparison to any other type of discussion method would be quite distracting. When you think about it more it seems like students would be more attentive since we're always on our phones. The other argument for that would be students would get distracted from what is on their feed by hopping back and forth from the class discussion to new posts on their feed. When compared to a Blackboard discussion twitter is more reliable since you get notified about everything in relation to what you're doing. When you are mentioned you get notified, if someone replies you get notified, etc. Whereas in a Blackboard discussion you can only see what someone replies when you go and check, which might not be as frequent as the one hopes to actually have a discussion. When you compare these two options to an in-class discussion this is the best option. This form of discussion allows for the students to be more engaging since it is something they're are used to. In addition, the discussion can move more quickly since everything is obviously happening in person rather than waiting for someone to respond you can just say it and someone can comment right away on it. When I think about it I feel that an in-class discussion is better since those are the only types of classes I've been in and are used to, but the upside to the other forms of discussion is you can have them at a time that fits your schedule rather than having to only have it in a classroom environment.