I started looking at the calendar for edu twitter chats available to see what interesting chats were available. Nothing seemed to be directly related to my driving question but I found one or two that sounded interesting. The problem was, I wasn’t sure how to actually start or join the chat. I assumed there would be a separate page where all comments showed up like on a live youtube chat. I watched a couple of youtube video to see how twitter chats work and planned on joining one a few hours later, hoping I wouldn’t ruin a conversation. Nothing happened, nobody showed or I was on the wrong page. The next day, I waited for another one along with a classmate from our cohort and saw a message from the host so I knew I was in the right place. I read about how to respond to questions, but even then I felt a bit lost and wasn’t sure if I was missing messages. I observed that this chat was very easy to join, people didn’t really respond to other people as much but instead responded with short and helpful answers when the host asked something. I felt as if the host was my professor so I wanted to do a good job when responding, making sure I didn’t make a mistake. I did make many mistakes, answering by typing Q2 instead of A2, but that didn’t seem to be a big problem. This was good for me for more exposure to using twitter and it really did make me feel a little more comfortable with a social media that has not been my favorite. I feel less intimidated by it and I see how it can be useful. This chat was not so much about my Capstone but it did touch on topics that I have been thinking about from our sessions and the book I am reading for our other course. I did find it a bit stressful for my first time joining a chat but it was mostly because i was afraid to do something wrong. The answers I read from others allowed me to get different perspectives. I am actually looking forward to finding one that is more directly related to my Capstone.
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