Hi Sunshine, Sounds like you're trying your best to be creative, make learning interesting, and keep abreast of technolgy. Actually, many online students can benefit from real-time online chats conducted at a predetermined time. This can visual via webcam technology, or simply live, chat time via something like Go-To-Meeting (C). Depending on the length of you course, these "chats" could vary from once to once a week. If you LMS is up to date, these strategies should be available. I encourage you to inquire about it. Barry Westling