iChat, software included with Mac OS X, allows you to connect with others over the Internet using video, audio, and instant text messages. An iChat audio conference uses the internal microphone and speakers on the Mac to allow up to ten participants in different locations to speak with each other. With a video conference, participants see and hear each other at the same time by using a camera built into the Mac or connected to the computer. Participants in a video chat can also share presentations, movie projects, and other files on the screen during their video chats. Text chats allow you and students to send text to each other in real time—and send files back and forth at the same time.

In this instruction, you’ll set up and conduct a video conference with one other person. Also you will learn how to,

* Create a new iChat account (if needed)
* Connect a webcam (if your computer does not have a built-in camera)
* Start a video conference
* Conduct a video chat with one other person