Blog About Twitter

When we want to discuss a particular topic, there are various ways in doing so. As the title says, a Twitter discussion is one of them, the others being a blackboard discussion and an in-class discussion (although there are obviously many more). Simply for a Twitter discussion, you need a Twitter account; Blackboard discussion, a blackboard account, and a class for a classroom discussion.
In a Twitter discussion, we tweet as a status what we want to say (usually ended by a hashtag to keep the discussion easy to find). This is fairly hard for people who have a lot to say because of the Twitter character restrictions. Someone who wants to say a lot of things must break it down to many little tweets, which causes confusion from the order or even finding it. In order to comment, they would need to use part of their 140 characters to address the person with a '@' symbol then tweet. For people who never used Twitter before, it can get quite confusing. The only advantage I can see in that is the ability to have a discussion any time since it is over the internet. But what about all the other followers who have no idea what you are tweeting?
In a blackboard discussion, only students with access to a blackboard can use it. This eliminates many people already. But for those who have access, it is fairly simple. You post a blog-like discussion post, which allows for all other students in the same class to read. They read and post their own/comment on your post. This is easy because it is organized and allows comments to be seen by classmates.
An in-class discussion is one that we all experience. The topic is chosen prior to the discussion date so that people can prepare. When discussion time comes, people say what they want with comments coming right after the statement. This is easiest to have a discussion because it is "live." Everything is happening simultaneously, in which you don't have to wait that long for another statement or comments on your statement. The only disadvantages I see in this type of discussion is that fact that everyone must be present in the same place at the same time, and it isn't kept in a record. People who want to take notes can, but usually this discussion is fast-paced and everything cannot be written down.