What is Instant Messaging (IM)

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A text-based method for communicating one to one or in groups in real time over the Internet using standard IP protocol. Learn more in: Teens and Information and Communication Technologies

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Information systems that enable team members to exchange real time electronic messages and presence information (e.g., I’m off-line, online, busy, away, on the phone, etc.). Logs of the interaction can be captured, and some systems allow files to be exchanged. Learn more in: Effective Virtual Teams

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Instant messaging is the act of instantly communicating between two or more people over a network such as the Web. Learn more in: Pedagogical Mashup: Gen Y, Social Media, and Learning in the Digital Age

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Real-time Internet-based system allowing communication between two or more subjects. It represents an evolution of Internet Relay Chat, to whose decline it contributed. It provides a client software that allows synchronous conversations by means of interfaces supplied with many multimedia functionalities (audio, Webcam, file transfer, animoticons, etc.). Unlike social software, conversations produced by IM are not immediately reintroduced in cooperative processes of significance production. Learn more in: Community of Production

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A quasi-synchronous form of electronic text messaging that allows individuals to communicate online in one-on-one or in group settings. Learn more in: Multitasking CMC to Study Connected Organizations

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A computer-mediated tool that is used to send and receive text messages in a synchronous manner using the Internet. Learn more in: Consequences of IM on Presence Awareness and Interruptions

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A method of communicating between people which is characterised by short typed expressions. It is usually transmitted via the computer or phone. Learn more in: The Implications of Text-Messaging for Language Learning

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A method of exchanging electronic text in real time over the Internet between two or more people, much like a text-based conversation. Learn more in: Point-and-Chat®: Instant Messaging for AAC Users

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A quasi-synchronous form of electronic text messaging that allows individuals to communicate online in one-on-one or in group settings. Learn more in: Multitasking CMC to Study Connected Organizations

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A form of synchronous online communication that allows two or more computer users to communicate via typed text across network connection (Farmer, 2005) Learn more in: Challenges and Issues of Teaching Online

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A type of online chat which offers real-time text transmission over the Internet. Learn more in: Reviewing Home Based Assistive Technologies

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An electronic message sent in real-time via the internet between distant participants. In this chapter, instant messaging is the method used to communicate at a distance to engage students and assist in learning. Learn more in: Engaging Online K-12 Students: Using Instant Messaging to Foster Teacher-Student Relationships