Scribblar

Scribblar is a free online site where you can create a private chat room. In addition to chat capabilities you also have white board space where you can type text, write problems, add shapes. As the moderator you can invite people to join the room or set it as a public room for anyone to join. As a teacher, the ability to have a private chat room is wonderful as it ensures that you have complete control over who can access the site. What I like about this site is that it gives teachers a way to interact with students who may have questions about assignments after class time. teachers can set times when they will be available and students can go to the room and ask questions. It could also be used by students working together on a project or paper. I think this site has a lot of possibilities for educational use.