Internet Chat Groups
		Sometimes it is useful to be able to use the Internet to communicate in a more "dynamical" way than with email or its relatives Newsgroups and Mail Lists. One way to do this is through "chat groups"; these allow a set of users connected by the Internet to converse with each other by typing messages that appear on other user's screens. Internet Relay Chat Going Further Your Own Chat Group Chat groups as normally constituted appear to have little educational value. However, chat groups properly used could be an important component of education. One way to increase the educational potential of chat is to set up your own groups. It is surprisingly easy to do so.