On-Line Chat Information and Chat Sites

Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao

(Last updated on February 7, 2001)

"On-Line Chat Information and Chat Sites"

by Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao

Read this article before you use this web resource.

Lists of Links

http://edvista.com/claire/internet-esl.html#moo
The Internet for ESL Teachers: MOOs

http://lucien.berkeley.edu/moo.html
MOO/MU* Document Library

http://www.primenet.com/~ctallis/moopapers.html
MOOing
**A list of links to papers, explanations, etc., with emphasis on Diversity University.

http://newdream.net/~scully/moo/
MOOring
**Ring that links users to pages related to MOOs, use of MOOs in education, and MOO web interfaces.

http://www.linguistic-funland.com/language.muds.html
MUD's, MOO's, and other Virtual Environments

http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~thorne/MOO.html
MUDs, MOOs, MUSHs

http://cinemaspace.berkeley.edu/~rachel/moo.html
Rachel's Super MOO List
**An explanation of MOOs and their uses, along with more than 100 links to different types of MOOs

http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Games/Computer_Games/Internet_Games/MUDs__MU SHes__MOOs__etc_/Talkers/
Recreation : Games : Internet Games : MUDs, MUSHes, MOOs, etc.
**Lists of links.

Explanations, FAQs, Resources, Etc.

http://161.58.232.103/products/chatpro/
ChatPro v2.5
**This site has instructions for using ChatPro, a common type of chat software.

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/virginia.edu/winter97/moos/
Constructing the Virtual Campus: Instructional Use of MOOs
**List of MOO commands, with explanations.

http://www.du.org/
Diversity University
Diversity University Main Campus is extraordinary and unique as the first MOO to be designed specifically for classroom use.... Diversity University Main Campus is a real-time internet accessible virtual reality educational environment. Thousands of students, teachers, and administrators worldwide use DU classes, literature, and consulting services.
**This site includes information about Diversity University and MOOs in general.

http://www.mirc.co.uk/get.html
Download mIRC or the mIRC FAQ.

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mpc3/moderators.html
eModerators
Berge Collins Associates are consultants in online and web-based teaching and learning at a distance. eModerators provides resources specifically for facilitators and moderators of online discussion. See below for eModerator's current resources.

http://eslcafe.com/discussion/dt/
ESL Discussion Center CALL
**A bulletin board for the discussion of computer assisted language learning.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Instructional_Technology/Online_Teaching_and_ Learning/Educational_MOOs/
Education : Instructional Technology : Online Teaching and Learning : Educational MOOs
**Lists of links.

http://www.eslplanet.com/
ESL Planet
**Site for teachers interested in using MOOs and the Internet for language teaching.

http://home.twcny.rr.com/lonnieturbee/PCI_9.html
Integrating virtual communities into the language class
**Outline of a TESOL '99 Pre-Conference Workshop given by Lonnie Turbee and Greg Younger. Includes information about MOOs and other uses for the Internet in language teaching.

http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/ozeki/saMOOraiIntro.html
Introduction to SaMOOrai
**Mostly in Japanese

http://home.kanto-gakuin.ac.jp/~taoka/lecs/
Language Educational Chat System (LECS)
**A site where you can create chat rooms, join chats, get tips for teaching, etc.

http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~funweb/handout.htm
MA-TESOL CONFERENCE - 12/1/95
**Handout from a conference presentation, with benefits and drawbacks of different types of online learning, a list of links, a list of references, etc.

http://spot.colorado.edu/~youngerg/netmoo.html
Monthly MOO Sessions for NETEACH-L Subscribers
**Information about chat sessions for members of NETEACH-L, a list for language teachers who use the Internet.

http://spot.colorado.edu/~youngerg/how2moo.html
MOOing made Easy
by Greg Younger **Explanation of using SchMOOze University, by one of the "wizards". Includes links.

http://jaltcall.org/main/96-97/MOO.html
The MOO Interviews
**Discussions of the use of SchMOOze University and SaMOOrai

http://www.primenet.com/~ctallis/MOO_Commands.html
MOO QUICK START
**List of MOO commands, with explanations.

http://www.primenet.com/~ctallis/how_teach.html
MOO Teacher's Tip Sheet
**Good advice for teachers on using MOOs.

http://www.etni.org.il/teachers/jimmy/front.htm
Multi-User Domain Object Oriented (MOO) as a High School Procedure for Foreign Language Acquisition
**Doctoral dissertation.

http://www.chaco.com/pueblo/index.html
Pueblo 2.1 Official Release
**A dedicated program for using MOOs. The program includes connections to many MOOs, including language and educational MOOs.

http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~hk22/MyStudy3.html
Resources for ESL/EFL Educators: TESOL through the Internet
**Information about how to use SchMOOze University, along with a chart of commands that would be useful at any MOO.

http://members.tripod.co.jp/schmooze/
SchMOOze University
**Information about how to use SchMOOze University, along with a chart of commands that would be useful at any MOO.

http://ilc2.doshisha.ac.jp/users/kkitao/class/schmooze.htm
SchMOOze University handout
**A handout for students, explaining how to use SchMOOze University.

http://www.talkcity.com/
Talk City

http://www.daedalus.com/mooinfo.html
Teaching on DaedalusMOO
The Daedalus Group provides a virtual classroom where students using the Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment software can work on collaborative projects using real-time communication tools. This sheet gives some background on MOOs in generally and on DaedalusMOO in particular.

http://www.tcd.ie/CLCS/assistants/kschwien/Publications/eurocall97.htm
The "third place"- virtual reality applications for second language learning
**A paper presented at a CALL conference in 1997.

http://www.w-angle.galil.k12.il/red/etninews/issue3/feature2.html
USING SYNCHRONOUS MULTI-USER INTERNET PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE

http://www.volano.com/index.html
Welcome to SaMOOrai
**Information about SaMOOrai and links to MOO-related and Japan-related links

http://www.homestead.com/vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htm
WFW: Writing for Webheads
An experiment in world friendship through online language learning

Links to Individual Chat Sites

http://beseendb.looksmart.com/chat/index.html
BeSeen
**A site which allows you to create your own chat room for your web site.

http://www.multicity.com/
Chat

DaedalusMOO
telnet to moo.daedalus.com 7777

http://moo.du.org:8888/
Diversity University
**Web-based entry portal to Diversity University.

http://www.englishtown.com/master/community/chat/text/
Englishlearner.com Chatroom
**Chat site for learners of English.

http://www.epals.com
Epals
**Site where students of English can chat with others. Visitors can create their own chat rooms or visit established ones.

http://www.eslcafe.com/chat/chatpro.cgi
ESL Chat Central
**This is a site specifically for non-native English speakers. A number of language teachers come to the site as well. You need to register by supplying a username, password, and e-mail address the first time, and you will receive an e-mail message confirming your registration.

http://www.talkcity.com/chat.htmpl?room=TheESLHubChat
TheESLHubChat
**A chat site for ESL students. The same site also has chat rooms for many other interests.

http://www.excite.com/communities/chat/
] Excite Chat voice chat and text-based chat

http://gochat.worldnetwork.com/
Go Chat

http://home.kanto-gakuin.ac.jp/~taoka/lecs/
Language Educational Chat System (LECS)

http://www.u-net.com/eflweb/practice/practice-frame-chat.htm
Live Chat

http://www.hearme.com/
Live Voice Chat

Visit http://www.hearme.com and request they send you the code to their
voice chat client.  They will email you a bit of code that looks like this:

HELP

To talk live to other people, you need to upgrade to Netscape 4.08 or later, Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or AOL 4.0 or later.

You then take this code and paste it to notepad and save your file as something.htm. Then you put something htm anywhere on the web and have your students visit the url. As long as everyone has a 4.0+ browser and a mic they can talk away. A nice feature is you can also write if you wish. There are other chat clients that achieve the same effect but none that I am aware of as simply. If you plan to do this, please visit hearme.com and register with them, so as to obtain the VoicePresence(tm) agreement mentioned in their code.

http://www.volano.com/personalrooms.html
Randall's ESL Chat Center
This site is designed for both ESL/EFL students and teachers around the world. Registered members can chat in several different rooms, create their own unique profiles for others to look at, find pen friends via the WebBoard, and more.

Teachers can use the Chat Center as part of classroom activities or as a means of communicating with other educators.
**A chat site with links to other chat sites as well as information on using chat.

http://www.ramat-negev.org.il/~greenelt/newchat1.htm
Ronald Green's EFL On-Line Chat
**A chat site for English language teachers.

SaMOOrai
telnet to samoorai.hyper.chubu.ac.jp:8888
**SaMOOrai is a MOO intended for English language classes to use. It is organized as a cyber replica of Japan.

http://schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu/test.html
Schmooze University
telnet to schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu 8888
**Schmooze University is a MOO specifically developed for non-native English speakers and for native speakers who are interested in intercultural communication. It can be accessed through telnet, using a java-enabled web browser, or with a dedicated program such as Pueblo (See Explanations, FAQs, Resources, Etc.).

http://www.icq.com
ICQ
What is ICQ and why is everyone talking about it?
ICQ ("I Seek You") is a program that lets you find your friends and associates online in real time. You can create a Contact List containing only people you want to have there, you can send them messages, chat with them, send files, configure ICQ to work with external applications and more.
**ICQ is not for non-native English speakers, but it is a good place to find people with interests similar to yours, or to chat with people you already know. It is necessary to download free software to use this system.

http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/presence.html
Steve McCarty

Steve's Webbed MOO or WOO Home Room is a Multi-user chat room domain for meeting people in real-time via telnet to a host computer at California State University, Northridge. While the home room functions as a meeting place, a pearl hunt adventure off the coast of Japan was also created, which can be experienced with a Web browser...

http://www.studentcenter.org/network.php
Student Center Chat
**A chat center for high school and university students, not limited to non-native speakers. This site also has other resources for students.

http://clubs.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Clubs
**A site where you can join various "clubs" related to specific topics and chat with other members.

http://www.homestead.com/vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htm
Vance's Homestead Text Chat Room

http://wwwx.nbci.com/mywebsite/?tag=st.xmpop.chat.room.myweb
xoom.com
**Offers free chat room that you can link to your web page

http://chat.yahoo.com/
Yahoo chat >

Non-English MOOs

http://little.usr.dsi.unimi.it:4444/
Daedalus French-speaking MOO
telnet to moo.daedalus.com 8888

http://little.usr.dsi.unimi.it:4444/
Little Italy
telnet to little.usr.dsi.unimi.it:4444
**A MOO for Italian, which is not specifically intended for non-native speakers

MOO Francais (French) telnet to moo.syr.edu:7777

MOOsaico (Portugese) telnet to moo.di.uminho.pt:7777

http://www.umsl.edu/~moosproj/mundo.html
Mundo Hispano
telnet to moo.syr.edu 8888
the Spanish language learning MOO

If you find any problems, let me know.

kkitao@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

(since August 20, 1998)