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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.

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