Chat
Rooms
Objective –
Students will be
able to effectively communicate with others about a particular topic of
interest
Introduction –
Another way in
which the internet has provided another mode of communication is through chat rooms. These rooms are often arranged by different
categories and interests. On MSN Chat
alone there are several different categories or rooms including: City, Computing, Entertainment, General,
Health Interests, Lifestyles, Music, News, Peers, Religion, Romance, Sports,
and Teen.
Activity -
Your job is to
enter different chat rooms that interest you and partake in some of the
conversation. Try to find a chat room in
your content area or even in education.
Try to learn new and exciting information from somebody that you don’t
even know. You may want to use a couple
of the chat room sites listed below
http://forums.talkcity.com/dir-app/nav/chatdirectory.aspx?webtag=talkcityz&count=400
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/edu/chat.htm
Assignment –
Your assignment is
to create a workshop that you would present to your department explaining the importance
of using these chat rooms to gain supplemental information about your topic.
Your Workshop Must
Include the Following:
Motivational
Activity
Introduction to
Chat Rooms
Educational
Implications of Chat Rooms
Your Personal
Experience with the Chat Rooms
Must have an
audience participation activity
A handout for the
audience
Can be in the form
of a PowerPoint Presentation or just include copies of your overheads.
Alternative
Resources-
http://www.citynews.com/chats.html