I have been a part of
several Blackboard and in-class discussion, but this was my first Twitter
discussion. There is a significant
difference between the two, one being that you are limited to what you have to
say. For some people this is no big problem
but if you have mastered the art of saying what you have to say in 140
characters or less. For me the twitter
discussion proved a little difficult but not impossible, after reading all the
documents there was so much of information and knowledge and to make a solid
argument with 140 characters was challenging.
Contrary to the Blackboard discussion which I believe I am comfortable
with, for one I have the abundance of space to write and I can also connect
with all my classmates. Finally, with both blackboard and Twitter once you
create an entry or tweet you cannot edit it as opposed to in classroom
discussion, where if you make a mistake you can correct yourself right away or
the professor or a fellow classmate can make the necessary corrections. But altogether using these modern new media
in the classroom is very important and an efficient way to bolster
collaboration and allow students to communicate with each other on more modern
and familiar platform.
Both blogs and wikis are new media technologies which are used to communicate. However, there are a few contrasts between blogs and wikis. Blogs are managed by an individual or a group of people and the content can be commented on by anyone. It allows for user interaction, you can share your comments, suggestions or criticism. Whereas Wikis are generated and maintain and can be edit by anyone who has access to it. It shares background and other vital information about a specific subject. Both blogs and wikis allow users to connect in ways that were not possible some years ago. Because of their key features, it allows both to be well used and joins perfectly into today’s networked world. The article, An Internal Wiki That’s Not Classified, shows how wikis have made such an impact in the world of new media that even that State Department has adopted it can create their own ‘Diplopedia’. Collaboration is a very important elem...
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