Twitter, Blackboard and in-class discussions have a common theme of encouraging people to actively share their thoughts and opinions. On Twitter, almost anyone with a twitter account can share their thoughts online simply by tweeting and then later get replies from both their followers and the general public which aids in creating knowledgeable conversation. Similarly, on Blackboards, students can share their opinions by creating a thread while others can respond to it. One of the biggest downside of sharing voices on twitter is that one is limited by the number of characters while posting a tweet. However, in Blackboard discussions, things are much different. Opinions can be as long as you want and as clear as possible. Of course, in-class participation is more conversation and understandable than online discussions on Twitter and Blackboard because for some of us, we cannot explicitly explain what our mind is trying to convey through the use of text on a screen. On the other hand, some of us love the use of words which eventually helps in thinking deep in our thoughts.
Nevertheless, the answer to the question of which platform serves best in terms of creating discussions lies on our individual perspective. Some of prefer to share our voice through screen while others prefer to communicate face to face. Hence, there is no definite way to clarify which platform serves best amongst Twitter, Blackboard and in-class discussion.
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