Before ENC 4416, I had never used Twitter before. I might have created an account briefly in the 6th grade (as seemingly everyone did), but I quickly lost interest and never returned. I sometimes browsed other people's Twitters, but I never actively used it. I was required to create and actively use a Twitter for Writing in Digital Environments, and I'm glad I did. I actually found myself enjoying Twitter, and I will continue to use it well after the class ends. It even prepared me for managing the Twitter account for an organization on campus! All of the posts that were class/subject related had the #enc4416 hashtag. Students in the course and Professor Martin all posted a lot of interesting material related to the course. I was able to follow some notable people and organizations related to the subject material as well, such as Rheingold. Some valuable instances of material included the Writing and Rhetoric Symposium with a presentation about "Hashtag Activism...
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