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Micro- blogging in the Classroom

Advantages
Connecting students
Quick updates

Disadvantages
Teacher is not able to monitor posts as well
Does not have the functionality of blogs
Twitter allows students to follow non-educational feeds and non-regulated content which and create conflict and classroom management issues
Does not create the same higher-level thinking as other mediums

Micro-blogs seems to fit better into the small business world. For instance, many food truck “tweet” their location to followers. Some businesses also “tweet” specials they are offering. This seems to work well. Micro-blogs seem to be popular for social connections, but do not provide any more benefits than Facebook or a blog. I am having difficultly seeing the advantages of micro-blogs in the classroom. May someone can help me out.