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Educational Chat Groups
Parents, teachers and others are warned that chat groups often
are free-wheeling, and they can easily stray into topics that may
not be appropriate for children. The rules of Internet Safety are
probably more critical for chat groups than for any other area of
Internet use. In addition to this concern, one may question overall
value of most Internet chatgroups, which are often oriented more
toward recreation and "killing time" than anything else.
If you are an educator, one solution may be to use chat groups
that are specifically geared to students. Epals.com
is an online classroom community that includes a private, password
protected chat room.
Real-Time Chat
Chat room conversations take place in "real time", making them
particularly useful for live coverage of world events, especially
in times of crisis when standard communications channels may be
hindered. K-12 teachers may wish to consider setting up regular
communication with another classroom or students from another part
of the globe ---- just so they can get another perspective from
a different part of the country or world.
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