Twitter

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 First and foremost, a discussion is when a group of people share and exchange ideas of a certain topic. So the main difference between a Twitter discussion, BlackBoard discussion, and an in-class discussion is the medium in which it is used to discuss. On Twitter, anyone who sees the tweet can reply and join in the discussion. A BlackBoard discussion puts a small limit on that, because you can only join in the discussion only if you are registered in the class. Lastly, an in-class discussion puts the most limit, because you have to be live and present in the room to participate in the discussion. All 3 can have the same topic for discussion but its a matter of where and how the discussion is being hosted.

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