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iChat is an effective way to utilize video conferencing as an educator. As an "Apple" school, all students have access to this program. The Apple website is an excellent way to answer all questions you might have about iChat. Once you understand how to use this program, your video conferencing idea will open up to endless possibilities as an educator. Students are expected to read about how iChat works on this website. They will set up their iChat program, explore tips on getting started and make sure they are able to use it. Once set up, find a friend to link up with a try to have a video chat using this program. "If you're looking for a more personal way to stay in touch, iChat enables you to see and hear your friends, family, and coworkers no matter how far away they are. It lets you text chat, audio chat, or video chat over the Internet without accruing any text messaging, long distance, or video streaming charges."

This site is an excellent resource for all aspects of video conferencing, including answering what it is by providing an online introduction, tips for using virtual conferencing, examples of schools that use it, as well as other manuals, training and set-up guides. Moreover, Sites2See gives examples of software programs to utilize video conferencing and well as other collaborative sites and resources. Student should go to NASA's digital learning network link and choose a webcast to watch there. Once chosen, students are expected to learn about a certain 'mission' by watching the webcast, linking up with the mission and interacting with it in some way.