Why use it for eLearning purposes:
To inform your learners of the latest developments in eLearning software;
To announce a course that is starting;
To remind them there is a deadline approaching;
To give them more of a team spirit, we all know it is difficult to get a community spirit going and these microblogging systems help with that;
To give learners in low resource settings the possibility to add ideas to a discussion;
To ask a question and get a lot of answers;
To inform learners of a spontaneous get together;
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Why I want to use it?
Because it enables students from low resource settings to become part of an online group through their mobile phones. And because it is fun!
| Rss available | Rss available | Rss is bugged |
| Mobile support works great | Mobile support only for Nokia smart phones for the moment, but the java version for the rest is in development | No mobile support |
| One message template | One message template | Some templates for sending specific things: events, links |
| Limited amount of characters to be written | Limited amount of characters in the post, unlimited in the comments | Limitless approach to the message that can be send. |
| No grouping | Grouping is possible with channels, you can easily become a member of existing channels. | You can group persons in sets |
| No attachment option | No attachment options | Attachment options |
| You can see a thread of the direct messages | The threading is very interesting: although the posting is limited to 140 characters. | Threads visible by clicking the title or choosing what you want to see. posting and commenting characters are unlimited. |
| Public timeline | You can explore public jaikus. | No public timeline, which leaves you disconnected to potential interests. |
| api documentation available | Api available | Api is not there yet, but it is promised for September 2007 |
| web based | web based | Web based and desktop feature, BUT this requires installing Adobe Air. |
| Support, but not immediately linked to a community, it’s more of a FAQ-page | Very nice support community | No immediate link to a support community |
| Limited notifications | Notifications limited to mobile or sms | More notification options |
| you can not easily customize your profile | Only limited adjustments in your profile are possible | You can customize your profile |
| You can personalize the background + color scheme | Your own background image | You must select one of the fixed themes |
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| Great Firefox extensions | Very nice location feature | You can forward a note |
| | You can integrate other feeds (e.g. your twitter feeds J | |
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