Using course tools>>Collaboration tools>>Chat

Joining Chat sessions

You can enter a Chat session for the entire course or for a group you set up.

• To enter a Chat session for the entire class:

1. Click the course name on the My CourseCompass page.

2. Click Communication in the course menu.

3. Click Collaboration.

4. Click Join next to the session you want to enter.

• To enter a Chat session for a group:

1. Click the course name on the My CourseCompass page.

2. Click Communication in the course menu.

3. Click Group Pages.

4. Click a group's name to open a page of tools set up for it.

5. Click Collaboration.

6. Click Join next to the session you want to enter.

A Chat session opens in a separate browser window.

To leave the Chat, click End in the toolbar at the top of the window.

Notes:

• To end the session and remove all the participants, click Controls in the toolbar at the top of the window, select End session and expel all users, then click OK three times.

• You must install the Java plug-in and have a Java-enabled browser to use the Chat.

• Information about the loading of the Chat appears in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. Look there if the Chat does not immediately appear.

• If you are recording the session, you may be able to view the archives.

• Private messages are not recorded or archived.