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 * Cyril's Wiki Chat **

There are three commonly used types of chat. They are Instant Messaging, ICQ, and IRC. In a controlled, educationally ** focused environment, students can chat with invited guests who have been chosen by the teacher for their specialist knowledge. Students can plan what they want to ask of the guest and, because chat is more immediate than email, they can practice the skill of asking follow-up questions in this live online environment. Used in this way, chat can improve students’ thinking skills and literacy skills, and help develop critical literacy. ** These general sites provide background information and support for teachers to start using online chat with their students The use of chat room in distance education has become an important function for online learning. Not only does it allow students to communicate in real time to discuss the topics of the course, but it allows easier access to the teacher in order to communicate and clarify topics of discussion  “ Students should feel free and encouraged to start chat room discussion times that meet their needs” Carol Simpson ( 1999) . This may involve talking to the rest of the class and seeing if anyone is available at specific times that small groups may be available. Scheduled chats initiated by students often have better attendance than anything the teacher has set up. Educational institutions, most of which are also non-profit, have also begun to use live chat in record numbers to facilitate a journey from school hood to college hood. The transition is by no means simple. Ask around and you will find college bound kids struggling with the process. Compare it with your own college admission experience and you will instantly know what we mean. ** Articles / Additional Resources used ** Reference
 * Live Chat / Online Chat **
 * Online chat in a lesser stringent definition may be primarily any direct text-based or video-based ( webcams ), one-on-one chat or one-to-many group chat (formally also known as synchronous conferencing), using tools such as instant messengers, Internet Relay Chat,, talkers and possibly MUDs.. The e xpression //online chat// comes from the word chatwhich means "informal conversation".**
 * Types of Chat**
 * IRC - Internet Relay Chat
 * Unlike AOL IM and ICQ, IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is not owned by any company. To use IRC, you need an IRC client program. I recommend the shareware program mIRC if you are using Microsoft Windows.
 * IRC has many networks that are completely separate from one another. Some popular networks include The Undernet, EF net, and DAL net. If you want to chat with someone on IRC, you need to make sure that both of you are on the same network (you can set it and change it each time your start your IRC program.)
 * IRC has very few rules. You are allowed to say pretty much anything to want to pretty much anyone you want. For example, if you are on AOL, and someone keeps bothering you, you could report that screen name to the AOL company. There is no high authority on IRC, but there is still an ignore option to use if someone annoys you.
 * IRC is probably the best way to meet new people. Most people who use IRC are very friendly and helpful.
 * The programs and services mentioned above are just a few of the more popular ways to chat. If there is someone you wish to chat with, contact that person by e-mail first. You can ask them if they use a chat or IM service. It is possible they may be using one that I haven't mentioned above. Lots of web sites also have chats built into them.
 * Educational Uses**
 * Enhances Learning**
 * **Chat in the classroom**
 * **Empowering Education through Live Chat**
 * **Boosting the Impact of your Teaching**
 * Internet Relay Chat
 * Web 2.0
 * CompuServe Innovator Resigns After 25 Years, The Columbus Dispatch, 11 May 1996, p. 2F
 * Wired and Inspired, The Columbus Dispatch (Business page), by Mike Pramik, 12 November 2000
 * [|Chatiquette - guidelines for chatting online] [ [|//dead link//] ]
 * Rémi A. van Compernolle (2008). Nous versus on: Pronouns with first-person plural reference in synchronous French chat. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 11(2)
 * McMahon S. [|"Chat Room Safety Advice"] . [] . Retrieved 2007-09-19.
 * Greve, Frank. [|"Fears of Internet predators unfounded, study finds"] . Mcclatchydc.com . [] . Retrieved 2012-02-02.
 * [|"Marwick"] . Firstmonday.org . [] . Retrieved 2012-02-02.
 * Topping, Alexandra (2009-06-10). [|"'Web 2.0' declared millionth word in English language"] . //The Guardian//. []