How to set-up a chat with one or more of the 1971 team members

Several members of the team have volunteered their time to talk with classes or groups via the chat room on this web page.

If you wish to schedule one of these chat sessions please send an email to the Original Titans.

Please include the following information in the email:

1. The date you wish to have the chat and the start and stop times.

2. An alternate date/time if no one is available for the first date or the room is already schedule.

3. An email address that the team member who volunteers for your session can use to get in touch with you.

We need at as much notice as possible to set-up team members for the chat, so at a minimum make your request one week prior to the time you wish to use the chat room.

Before the chat time have the group review the Frequently Asked Questions and Answers section of the web-site and the bio of the player or players that will be in the chat room. This takes care of a lot of the more basic questions, saves time for the more indepth questions and may help the group develop questions. When everyone is in the chat room, either on multiple terminals or one (There is no limit to the number of people who can be in the chat room at one time.)

There are a few things that can make the conversation go smoothly and maximize the time.

1. Only one person 'speaking' at a time.

2. When they are done with their statement or question they should put a forward slash (/) to indicate they have completed what they want to say.

3. The person answering or commenting should do the same and put a forward slash (/) at the end of his statement or thoughts.

4. If the question or answer is long do not wait till it is complete before posting it just put three periods (...) and enter occasionally, this way people will know you are still on-line and still working on your thought.

We have tried these chats with several classes from a high school in Pennsylvania and these techniques have worked well. One session we did the class was all around one computer and only one person typed and in another session we tried with students on their own terminals. When they were all on separate computers, the teacher had set up an order to go around the room for the questions. Both techniques work equally well.