Dr. Potter (Assigment 4)

Definition

Chat is a communication tool that allows to talk on real time with one or several people by means of messages written. Unlike the forums or of the electronic mail, chat allows to interact instantaneously, for that reason it can be very useful to make positions of a tutorial online, debates and even for evaluations of the students. It is necessary to remember that in all act of communication it is important to respect a series of norms that allow a good development of the conversation. Chat is not an exception and less when it is used in an educative context.
There are several kinds of chat types that they allow the synchronous communication, is to say in real time:

... Chat based on the IRC. Some chat also allows to use a slate to draw. These are divided in two classes: one through a page Web and another one by IRC. Chats based on system IRC (Internet Relay Chat), is very common; it only must accede to a hall or channel in the IRC, where each channel focuses to a specific topic, like music or policy. In order to participate in these groups of dialogue it needs to have a program IRC like which http://www.mirc.co.uk is in the direction.

Chat based on the Web (Web-Based Chat) Exists places in the Network that allow to speak with other people and the only thing who need to do it is its Web browser.

The instantaneous messenger (instant messenging) offers the opportunity of chatear in private with some person in the Internet. He only requires a special program, like which one is in www.icq.com or www.msn.com.

Chat with multimedia (Chat Multimedia) Allows to have a spoken conversation and another one in video through the Internet. It needs a special equipment to carry out this activity (horns, camcorder and microphone, among others.