Home Teaching Guides Using Technology in Traditional Classrooms Conducting Web Forum or Chat Discussions

Introduction

Reasons for using Technology

Teaching Suggestions

Creating and Analyzing Writing Community By Publishing Essays Online

Conducting Online Workshops

Web Forum/Chat Discussions

Using Technology as a Basis for Discussing Rhetorical Context and Audience

Using E-mail to Communicate With Students

Using the Web Forum as a Syllabus

Online Research -- Topic Searches

Online Research - Finding Sources

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Conducting Web Forum or Chat Discussions

This section describes how and why to use the Web Forum or online chatrooms for additional class discussions.

• Rationale and Benefits
• Considerations and Potential Drawbacks
• Set-up Instructions
• Tips on How to Use the Technology