Annabella Roque

Microblogging in my opinion, are answers that are concise and to the point. In other words, giving a character limit is basically letting the student know they need to give the facts and answer what ever the question is straight forward. At the same time, the online instructor needs to be specific in with what they are asking so students know exactly what to focus on and not feel that their is too much information to share and have a limit on it.

Social networking especially in today's society is crucial. It has become a tool that you have no choice but to use it, because everyone around you is using it. Back then it was all about staying after class if you have any questions, then we evolved to emails to have communication and answer within an apporpriate time frame. But we have reached a new level, which can either be having all your students sharing a facebook page for example to share lessons, communicate, etc. Or simply creating a whatsapp chat room where everyone can communicate and everyone know and share… >>>

What I gathered from Media Hosting and sharing is that it can definitely be a plus because students and online instructors can use a variety of tools to further their education in the online world. From online presentations, sharing videos through different sites and allowing students to interact with one another. But along with media hosting and sharing comes difficulties. Both, instructors and students need to be cautious of copyright rule and regulations. It is very important that students are providing their own work.