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A Twitter discussion is similar to a live chat and you are restricted by a word limit unlike a BlackBoard Discussion. On BlackBoard, it feels akin to talking on a forum thread, where users will write longer posts and sometimes take longer to respond. Both are similar in that people can have "threads", which are where everyone will reply to one another about a specific topic, yet different due to the style of communication (the word limit and response time) that the websites have.
When comparing a Twitter discussion with an in-class discussion, a Twitter discussion can sometimes, but not always, have instant replies just as an in-class discussion does. On Twitter, you have more time to consider what you are about to say rather than having to answer immediately like you would in an in-class discussion. As stated above, you are bound by a character limit on Twitter, but in an in-class discussion you are free to say much more at once.
When comparing a Twitter discussion with an in-class discussion, a Twitter discussion can sometimes, but not always, have instant replies just as an in-class discussion does. On Twitter, you have more time to consider what you are about to say rather than having to answer immediately like you would in an in-class discussion. As stated above, you are bound by a character limit on Twitter, but in an in-class discussion you are free to say much more at once.
I agree with you that with Twitter discussions sometimes it could take a while for one to respond to the original statement, while in-class discussions are instant. It’s also much more fluid than what it would be like on Twitter because of how quick the responses would be. However, a Twitter discussion would be better for those who are shier than others and like you said, allows more time to consider everything said for a valid response.
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