Students: Pager

About the Pager Tool

The Pager is an online messaging tool you can use to send text messages directly to other students who are currently logged into D2L. The Pager allows D2L users to “page” each other by sending a short text message. The next time the person being paged enters the course, the pager will flash and beep that a message is waiting and the pager icon will display "page" .

Please be aware that many instructors do not use the Pager tool, so before paging them make sure to check to see what communication methods they use with students. They may only read emails and not answer pages.

Use the Pager to:

To get a quick answer from someone currently online
Let others know that you're online too
Invite someone or a group of people into the Chat Room
Notify someone of an email

The Pager tool is faster than waiting for a response through email, but only if you are both online at the same time.

Accessing the Pager

You can access the Pager from any part of D2L by clicking the Pager icon located in the top right portion of your screen.
A new window will pop up, allowing you to begin using the Pager tool.

Sending a Page

From the main Pager screen, click the New Page button.
A new window will pop up where you can create your page.
In the To: box, input the d2l username you wish to page. If you have addresses stored in your address book, you can click the To: button, which will open your address book.
Input the message into the body of the page.
When you are ready to send the page, click Send. Your page will be sent, and you will be taken back to the main Pager screen.

Opening a Page

If you have received a new page, you will see a blinking pager icon and hear a beeping sound (Make sure your speakers are on and volume is turned up).
Click the Pager to open the new page. A window will pop up, showing you the pager message.
Once you have read the message, select Close to return to your D2L screen.

Viewing a List of Pages

If you would like to view a list of all the pages you have recived from a particular user, you can do so by clicking the History icon next to the user.

A new window will pop up showing you all the pages you have received and sent to this user.

pager history screen

Click Close to return back to the main Pager screen.

Adding Contacts

You can add contacts to your pager list by clicking the Add button from the main Pager screen.
A new window will pop up giving you the option of adding a known contact, or a classmate from one of your D2L courses.
If you know the D2L username of the contact you wish to add, click the "Add a known contact' radio button and type in the username. Click the Add button to add the known contact to your contact list.
If you do not know the username of a contact, you can add contacts that are enrolled in the same courses as you by clicking the 'Add Classmate(s)' radio button.
The dropdown box will now turn white, click the arrow to expand the dropdown box. Click the corresponding class to which you wish to add the user from.
Once you click the course, all the individuals enrolled in the class will be listed below the dropdown box.
Check the boxes next to the users you wish to add and then hit the Add button.
Your pager will now refresh with these users now added to your contact list.

Removing Contacts

If you wish to delete users from your contacts, click the Remove button from the main pager screen.
A new window will pop up, listing all your contacts. Check the boxes next to the users you wish to remove and then hit the Remove button.
Your pager screen will now refresh with those contacts removed from your list.

Help with the pager

Click the Help button help button at the bottom of the Pager screen to view a page describing the Pager functions, buttons, and links.

pager help popup