[Technical] Using IRC for student development collaboration

[Con Zymaris]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2005 at 10:45:50AM +1000, Clark, Ian C wrote:
> 
> > Here's my concept. 
> > 
> > Install a drop-in IRC server on a single PC, which is 
> > switched on and off when lessons start and finish. Only you 
> > and your students have access to it - everyone signs in with 
> > their real names and you log all activity to reduce 
> > uncorroborated shenanigans.
> 
> Hi Con, 
> 
> Yes, they're the sort of limitations on the technology that schools can
> use. 
> 
> I wouldn't have thought that IRC happening only in a room between kids
> who can already talk to each other is the best use of the application,
> but some people might have some really good specific uses.

Sharing code via IRC is easy. Sharing code face-to-face is hard.

Sharing ideas with 20 kids on IRC is easy. Sharing ideas with 20 kids in a 
lab is hard. Logging and documenting all the good ideas is exciting and 
helps the kids understand that they are building something more than a 
transient app.

Try it and you'll see what I mean. ;-)



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