These environments are particularly useful for role play and simulation in the classroom. The GNA Network of Educational MOOs is a list of professional MOOs connected through the GNA-Net, you can visit these MOOs at the addresses given. Collaborative writing Collaborative writing software lets a group of students share a document across computers. It engages students in an interactive and simultaneous writing environment that lets them see and demonstrate writing in progress. Within each workgroup, the instructor can pass editing control among students or let everyone type simultaneously in separate paragraphs.
Students can import and export their essays from a word processor.
A Chat component lets students conduct an electronic discussion, while working on a collaborative text. An example is Aspects which has been used in used in English, writing, foreign language, ESL, and journalism classes. NetDocuments is a subscription service that allows users to securely access, organise and share documents over the Web. NetDocuments also offers the option of hosting your own server. Visual collaboration A 'whiteboard' which allows multiuser drawing while chatting is a feature of some chat programs.