kids chat today! was Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] kids chat?
nellebelle
Join us today, Oct. 7, for an unschool kids chat, aprox 11 am to noon (Pacific time). The chat will be a private chat on AOL called "urinvited". Host is melonary@...
Mary Ellen
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Mary Ellen
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In a message dated 10/7/03 11:11:27 AM, nellebelle@... writes:
<< Join us today, Oct. 7, for an unschool kids chat, aprox 11 am to noon
(Pacific time). The chat will be a private chat on AOL called "urinvited". Host
is melonary@...
That was less than an hour's notice, as an initial problem. <g>
And it seemed perhaps that some kids' chat-access was blocked.
If you let your kids go to such chats, PLEASE make sure they're on an account
that is cleared for chatrooms! Poor kids were frustrated trying to get into
the right place.
Maybe practice a bit maneuvering chatrooms before time if it happens again.
Holly was totally excited about the concept and would love to do it again!
Basically, if you're on AOL you go to "find a chat" (by a pulldown menu in
the "people" or "friends" area) and then click "enter or create a private
chatroom" or it might say "private chat" (depending on which AOL version and which
computer). Then type in urinvited or whatever the designated chat name is.
I'm not sure how to do it from AIM, but there's a way, I think.
Anyone who types that in will end up in the same "room." It's like an
instant message with more than one person.
If people want to try again tomorrow, Holly's interested. 11:00 pacific is
noon Mountain, 10:00 central, 9:00 Eastern. We'll try again.
If someone wants to propose a different name and time that's okay too.
Sandra
<< Join us today, Oct. 7, for an unschool kids chat, aprox 11 am to noon
(Pacific time). The chat will be a private chat on AOL called "urinvited". Host
is melonary@...
>>Holly went.
That was less than an hour's notice, as an initial problem. <g>
And it seemed perhaps that some kids' chat-access was blocked.
If you let your kids go to such chats, PLEASE make sure they're on an account
that is cleared for chatrooms! Poor kids were frustrated trying to get into
the right place.
Maybe practice a bit maneuvering chatrooms before time if it happens again.
Holly was totally excited about the concept and would love to do it again!
Basically, if you're on AOL you go to "find a chat" (by a pulldown menu in
the "people" or "friends" area) and then click "enter or create a private
chatroom" or it might say "private chat" (depending on which AOL version and which
computer). Then type in urinvited or whatever the designated chat name is.
I'm not sure how to do it from AIM, but there's a way, I think.
Anyone who types that in will end up in the same "room." It's like an
instant message with more than one person.
If people want to try again tomorrow, Holly's interested. 11:00 pacific is
noon Mountain, 10:00 central, 9:00 Eastern. We'll try again.
If someone wants to propose a different name and time that's okay too.
Sandra
Kris
If there are any "night owl" chatters I'm sure Lanora would be interested.
She is usually online from about 9pm on, off and on but would be sure to
remember a chat meeting.
Kris
<<If someone wants to propose a different name and time that's okay too.
Sandra>>
She is usually online from about 9pm on, off and on but would be sure to
remember a chat meeting.
Kris
<<If someone wants to propose a different name and time that's okay too.
Sandra>>
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In a message dated 10/7/03 03:10:17 PM Central Daylight Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
If people want to try again tomorrow, Holly's interested. 11:00 pacific is
noon Mountain, 10:00 central, 9:00 Eastern. We'll try again.
If someone wants to propose a different name and time that's okay too.
Sandra
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Moly is interested too, but we didn't get the announcement until the chat was
over. If the details are worked out tonight then all the kids will know the
time way before hand. I would like to suggest something a bit different, :o)
like 1pm central, 2pm eastern, noon mountain, and 11am pacific. (Sandra, I think
your times are off <g>)
~Nancy
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SandraDodd@... writes:
If people want to try again tomorrow, Holly's interested. 11:00 pacific is
noon Mountain, 10:00 central, 9:00 Eastern. We'll try again.
If someone wants to propose a different name and time that's okay too.
Sandra
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Moly is interested too, but we didn't get the announcement until the chat was
over. If the details are worked out tonight then all the kids will know the
time way before hand. I would like to suggest something a bit different, :o)
like 1pm central, 2pm eastern, noon mountain, and 11am pacific. (Sandra, I think
your times are off <g>)
~Nancy
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Another time that might be good would be evening hours. Moly stays up late
most nights with me and I know she would chat then as well.
~Nancy
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most nights with me and I know she would chat then as well.
~Nancy
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nellebelle
If the details are worked out tonight then all the kids will know the
time way before hand.>>>>>
I'm guilty for poor planning on today's chat. I guess one good thing is that only 3 kids were involved in a chat that didn't go well technically! I apologize to those 3 though :-( It wasn't my intention to be on the chat. I just wanted to help set it up for my dd.
I have AOL installed on one computer in my house. I installed only AOL AIM on the other computer (it has less than 500 MB free drive space so can't take any more programs!) I was not able to get on the chat on the computer that only had AIM. With only AIM, there isn't an option to search for chats. If someone with AOL sends a link to the chat to someone with only AIM, the person with AIM gets a message that the link doesn't work. At least that is what seemed to happen on my two computers.
It does work to use the Buddy List "Chat" on AIM to invite other AIM users to a chat, (regardless of whether they have full AOL or not) except that the person starting it would need to know the addresses of those interested. As Sandra mentioned, some kids have chats blocked to their screen names.
That is all I can figure out so far. Unless we go with a different service for the chat or someone else has a better understanding of how this works. Doesn't someone have a teen who knows how to do this? How do they get on chats together?
Mary Ellen
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time way before hand.>>>>>
I'm guilty for poor planning on today's chat. I guess one good thing is that only 3 kids were involved in a chat that didn't go well technically! I apologize to those 3 though :-( It wasn't my intention to be on the chat. I just wanted to help set it up for my dd.
I have AOL installed on one computer in my house. I installed only AOL AIM on the other computer (it has less than 500 MB free drive space so can't take any more programs!) I was not able to get on the chat on the computer that only had AIM. With only AIM, there isn't an option to search for chats. If someone with AOL sends a link to the chat to someone with only AIM, the person with AIM gets a message that the link doesn't work. At least that is what seemed to happen on my two computers.
It does work to use the Buddy List "Chat" on AIM to invite other AIM users to a chat, (regardless of whether they have full AOL or not) except that the person starting it would need to know the addresses of those interested. As Sandra mentioned, some kids have chats blocked to their screen names.
That is all I can figure out so far. Unless we go with a different service for the chat or someone else has a better understanding of how this works. Doesn't someone have a teen who knows how to do this? How do they get on chats together?
Mary Ellen
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In a message dated 10/7/03 2:27:28 PM, louisa@... writes:
<< If there are any "night owl" chatters I'm sure Lanora would be interested.
She is usually online from about 9pm on, off and on but would be sure to
remember a chat meeting. >>
Holly and Marty are definitely candidates for that. After 10:00 here we let
them use the main phone line too, so two people can be on at the same time.
Sandra
<< If there are any "night owl" chatters I'm sure Lanora would be interested.
She is usually online from about 9pm on, off and on but would be sure to
remember a chat meeting. >>
Holly and Marty are definitely candidates for that. After 10:00 here we let
them use the main phone line too, so two people can be on at the same time.
Sandra
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In a message dated 10/7/03 3:07:02 PM, Dnowens@... writes:
<< 1pm central, 2pm eastern, noon mountain, and 11am pacific. (Sandra, I
think
your times are off <g>) >>
I was facing south instead of north and the sun was going the wrong way??
(spatial reasoning and numbers KICK MY ASS)
Sandra
<< 1pm central, 2pm eastern, noon mountain, and 11am pacific. (Sandra, I
think
your times are off <g>) >>
I was facing south instead of north and the sun was going the wrong way??
(spatial reasoning and numbers KICK MY ASS)
Sandra
crystal.pina
We have AIM, not AOL. My daughter says that to search for a chat and you only have AIM, go to http://www.aol.com Click on Hot Chats under People Connection. All the chats that are going on will be listed.
She agrees that if you want the chat to be private, then the first person invites people to chat. Others can invite others, but they must know each other's screen names before hand.
Crystal
She agrees that if you want the chat to be private, then the first person invites people to chat. Others can invite others, but they must know each other's screen names before hand.
Crystal
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From: nellebelle
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: kids chat today! was Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] kids chat?
If the details are worked out tonight then all the kids will know the
time way before hand.>>>>>
I'm guilty for poor planning on today's chat. I guess one good thing is that only 3 kids were involved in a chat that didn't go well technically! I apologize to those 3 though :-( It wasn't my intention to be on the chat. I just wanted to help set it up for my dd.
I have AOL installed on one computer in my house. I installed only AOL AIM on the other computer (it has less than 500 MB free drive space so can't take any more programs!) I was not able to get on the chat on the computer that only had AIM. With only AIM, there isn't an option to search for chats. If someone with AOL sends a link to the chat to someone with only AIM, the person with AIM gets a message that the link doesn't work. At least that is what seemed to happen on my two computers.
It does work to use the Buddy List "Chat" on AIM to invite other AIM users to a chat, (regardless of whether they have full AOL or not) except that the person starting it would need to know the addresses of those interested. As Sandra mentioned, some kids have chats blocked to their screen names.
That is all I can figure out so far. Unless we go with a different service for the chat or someone else has a better understanding of how this works. Doesn't someone have a teen who knows how to do this? How do they get on chats together?
Mary Ellen
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Kris
We have four different chat programs, Lanora talks to different people who
use on or the other, so we can be on any of them, AIM is fine. Do we have a
name for the chat so they can meet there? I think she would probably be up
for a chat even tonight at 10 pm pacific time.
Kris
use on or the other, so we can be on any of them, AIM is fine. Do we have a
name for the chat so they can meet there? I think she would probably be up
for a chat even tonight at 10 pm pacific time.
Kris
[email protected]
In a message dated 10/7/03 4:42:08 PM, crystal.pina@... writes:
<< We have AIM, not AOL. My daughter says that to search for a chat and you
only have AIM, go to http://www.aol.com Click on Hot Chats under People
Connection. All the chats that are going on will be listed.
She agrees that if you want the chat to be private, then the first person
invites people to chat. Others can invite others, but they must know each
other's screen names before hand. >>
You don't need to go there if someone else is already in the room. If she
sends and IM to someone IN the room, they can send them a link. Do links pass
to AIM accounts? I really thought so.
To do that, you drag the heart from the chatroom into an IM.
So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the room
in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing her/him.
Sandra
<< We have AIM, not AOL. My daughter says that to search for a chat and you
only have AIM, go to http://www.aol.com Click on Hot Chats under People
Connection. All the chats that are going on will be listed.
She agrees that if you want the chat to be private, then the first person
invites people to chat. Others can invite others, but they must know each
other's screen names before hand. >>
You don't need to go there if someone else is already in the room. If she
sends and IM to someone IN the room, they can send them a link. Do links pass
to AIM accounts? I really thought so.
To do that, you drag the heart from the chatroom into an IM.
So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the room
in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing her/him.
Sandra
crystal.pina
***So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the room in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing her/him.***
My daughter said "duh" when I told her this. I guess I'm just no good at chat. I'll stick to my email from now on--lol.
Crystal
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My daughter said "duh" when I told her this. I guess I'm just no good at chat. I'll stick to my email from now on--lol.
Crystal
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[email protected]
In a message dated 10/7/03 4:48:20 PM, louisa@... writes:
<< 10 pm pacific time. >>
That's 11:00 mountain and later and later easter and easter?
Holly will probably still be up.
Sandra
<< 10 pm pacific time. >>
That's 11:00 mountain and later and later easter and easter?
Holly will probably still be up.
Sandra
[email protected]
In a message dated 10/7/03 5:00:57 PM, crystal.pina@... writes:
<< ***So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the
room in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing
her/him.***
My daughter said "duh" when I told her this. I guess I'm just no good at
chat. I'll stick to my email from now on--lol. >>
"Duh" is too easy, and tacky. Does she know all the kids who might want to
be there? If not, she might want to plan a name and time and all that, or
help those who are! Tell her I said so! <bwg>
If everyone had understood it there might've been four kids in the chatroom
at once today, but it didn't happen because they were confused. They were in
various states of IM trying to figure out how to make it work.
Sandra
<< ***So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the
room in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing
her/him.***
My daughter said "duh" when I told her this. I guess I'm just no good at
chat. I'll stick to my email from now on--lol. >>
"Duh" is too easy, and tacky. Does she know all the kids who might want to
be there? If not, she might want to plan a name and time and all that, or
help those who are! Tell her I said so! <bwg>
If everyone had understood it there might've been four kids in the chatroom
at once today, but it didn't happen because they were confused. They were in
various states of IM trying to figure out how to make it work.
Sandra
crystal.pina
No, Sandra, she said duh to me because I was telling her something she already knew. I didn't understand her correctly the first time, well, actually, she didn't explain it to me fully the first time. So she said duh to me. She is not the one who wants the chat. I just asked her how to do it so she came over and showed me. I was about to write "Good idea" to you when she said that, so then I decided I don't know enough myself about what I was telling people to do.
Crystal
In a message dated 10/7/03 5:00:57 PM, crystal.pina@... writes:
<< ***So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the
room in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing
her/him.***
My daughter said "duh" when I told her this. I guess I'm just no good at
chat. I'll stick to my email from now on--lol. >>
"Duh" is too easy, and tacky. Does she know all the kids who might want to
be there? If not, she might want to plan a name and time and all that, or
help those who are! Tell her I said so! <bwg>
If everyone had understood it there might've been four kids in the chatroom
at once today, but it didn't happen because they were confused. They were in
various states of IM trying to figure out how to make it work.
Sandra
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Crystal
In a message dated 10/7/03 5:00:57 PM, crystal.pina@... writes:
<< ***So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the
room in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing
her/him.***
My daughter said "duh" when I told her this. I guess I'm just no good at
chat. I'll stick to my email from now on--lol. >>
"Duh" is too easy, and tacky. Does she know all the kids who might want to
be there? If not, she might want to plan a name and time and all that, or
help those who are! Tell her I said so! <bwg>
If everyone had understood it there might've been four kids in the chatroom
at once today, but it didn't happen because they were confused. They were in
various states of IM trying to figure out how to make it work.
Sandra
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nellebelle
If there are any "night owl" chatters I'm sure Lanora would be interested.
She is usually online from about 9pm on, off and on but would be sure to
remember a chat meeting>>>>>
9 pm in which time zone?
Mary Ellen
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She is usually online from about 9pm on, off and on but would be sure to
remember a chat meeting>>>>>
9 pm in which time zone?
Mary Ellen
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nellebelle
<< ***So they can all get into a chatroom either by deciding the name of the
room in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing
her/him.***
This might only be true if they all have AOL accounts. When we tried today, once of the girls had an AIM account, but not an AOL account. Two people with AOL accounts sent her a link to the chat and it didn't work.
It appears to me that when you start a chat on AIM, it doesn't have a name. Instead it has a very long number.
Mary Ellen
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room in advance or by knowing one of the kids who'll be there and IMing
her/him.***
This might only be true if they all have AOL accounts. When we tried today, once of the girls had an AIM account, but not an AOL account. Two people with AOL accounts sent her a link to the chat and it didn't work.
It appears to me that when you start a chat on AIM, it doesn't have a name. Instead it has a very long number.
Mary Ellen
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In a message dated 10/7/03 6:45:26 PM, nellebelle@... writes:
<< It appears to me that when you start a chat on AIM, it doesn't have a
name. Instead it has a very long number. >>
Maybe if someone starts it from AIM the rest can join IF they've e-mailed a
central location to say they're interested? Or let someone know? What's a
good plan?
Sandra
<< It appears to me that when you start a chat on AIM, it doesn't have a
name. Instead it has a very long number. >>
Maybe if someone starts it from AIM the rest can join IF they've e-mailed a
central location to say they're interested? Or let someone know? What's a
good plan?
Sandra
pam sorooshian
On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 03:36 PM, crystal.pina wrote:
The chat coordinator announces their AIM name (which is their screen
name for those on AOL) in advance - in the chat announcement.
Anybody who wants to chat gets on AIM (or AOL) during the chat time
period and IMs the chat coordinator who then sends them an "invite."
Have a backup chat coordinator - announce that person's AIM name, too,
just in case the first person has technical problems themselves. It
happens.
-pam
> She agrees that if you want the chat to be private, then the firstAn easy way to do it:
> person invites people to chat. Others can invite others, but they
> must know each other's screen names before hand.
The chat coordinator announces their AIM name (which is their screen
name for those on AOL) in advance - in the chat announcement.
Anybody who wants to chat gets on AIM (or AOL) during the chat time
period and IMs the chat coordinator who then sends them an "invite."
Have a backup chat coordinator - announce that person's AIM name, too,
just in case the first person has technical problems themselves. It
happens.
-pam
nellebelle
Pam writes: An easy way to do it:
The chat coordinator announces their AIM name (which is their screen name for those on AOL) in advance - in the chat announcement.
Anybody who wants to chat gets on AIM (or AOL) during the chat time period and IMs the chat coordinator who then sends them an "invite."
Have a backup chat coordinator - announce that person's AIM name, too, just in case the first person has technical problems themselves. It happens.>>>>>>
I'll be the coordinator: AIM is melonary
I don't have a backup. Any volunteers?
Mary Ellen
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The chat coordinator announces their AIM name (which is their screen name for those on AOL) in advance - in the chat announcement.
Anybody who wants to chat gets on AIM (or AOL) during the chat time period and IMs the chat coordinator who then sends them an "invite."
Have a backup chat coordinator - announce that person's AIM name, too, just in case the first person has technical problems themselves. It happens.>>>>>>
I'll be the coordinator: AIM is melonary
I don't have a backup. Any volunteers?
Mary Ellen
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The Scanlons
Perhaps this is a bit archaic, but I used to use a program called mIRC. You
can set up the room and call it whatever you want. "Unschooling" might be a
good name. Anything with "teens" in it attracts weirdos. You can set up a
"bot" so that the room always stays open. The bot can do all kinds of neat
things. You can schedule chats and/or just show up and see who is around.
I don't know anything about the new-fangled AIM, etc.
Sandy
can set up the room and call it whatever you want. "Unschooling" might be a
good name. Anything with "teens" in it attracts weirdos. You can set up a
"bot" so that the room always stays open. The bot can do all kinds of neat
things. You can schedule chats and/or just show up and see who is around.
I don't know anything about the new-fangled AIM, etc.
Sandy
>a
> Maybe if someone starts it from AIM the rest can join IF they've e-mailed
> central location to say they're interested? Or let someone know? What'sa
> good plan?
>
> Sandra
nellebelle
>>>>>>It appears to me that when you start a chat on AIM, it doesn't have a name. Instead it has a very long number>>>>>>>>I figured this one out too. When you start the buddy chat process on AIM, it puts a number in the name box. If you want a name instead, you highlight the number and change it to a name. (In case anyone besides me didn't know that)
Mary Ellen
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Kris
Lanora could be on earlier, if anyone is interested in an earlier time I'll
just let her know when they will be on.
Kris
-----Original Message-----
From: SandraDodd@... [mailto:SandraDodd@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: kids chat today! was Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] kids chat?
In a message dated 10/7/03 4:48:20 PM, louisa@... writes:
<< 10 pm pacific time. >>
That's 11:00 mountain and later and later easter and easter?
Holly will probably still be up.
Sandra
just let her know when they will be on.
Kris
-----Original Message-----
From: SandraDodd@... [mailto:SandraDodd@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: kids chat today! was Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] kids chat?
In a message dated 10/7/03 4:48:20 PM, louisa@... writes:
<< 10 pm pacific time. >>
That's 11:00 mountain and later and later easter and easter?
Holly will probably still be up.
Sandra