A novel user-friendly method of and system for integrating the use of a
plurality of different communication techniques for over-the-Internet
interfacing between a central server storing a plurality of different
information topics and user identification information and a plurality of
independent user computer stations which have selected common information
topics and are widely geographically separated, for such purposes as
information and dialog networking of schools and other groups with common
topic interests, and enabling real-time intercommunication amongst such
users and with the server, and including growing the information on the
selected topics through Internet feedback to the server of user dialog and
supplemental information relating thereto; the method creating a virtual
common room atmosphere for all the users (such as the same virtual
classroom) wherein, irrespective of the diverse geographical locations and
actual distances of the varied user stations from one another and from the
central server, real-time interactions are enabled amongst all simulating
as if the users were all actually in the same room at the same time and
participating together.