About the Chat Tool
The Chat tool allow you to communicate via text while on-line at the same time. Using the D2L Chat tool, you can hold private chats with other students in the course or communicate on group projects.
The Chat tool is an online, interactive area where students and instructors can chat online in real-time discussions.
Use this tool to:
- Chat with peers and ask instructors questions during sessions.
- Arrange group conversations
- Create your own private chat
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Enter Chat
- Select the Chat link in the navigation bar
- A list of available chats will be displayed. Click the name of the chat room you would like to join.
- You will now be taken to the chatroom. All participants currently in the chatroom will be listed on the left hand side of the page. All chatroom text will be listed in the large box.
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Enter text in Chat
- Locate the bar at the bottom of the chatroom. Click inside the bar and begin typing your message.
- Once you are satisfied with your message, select the Send button. Your text has now been added to the chatroom for all users to see
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Change chat username
You have the ability to change your chatroom identity to accommodate a desire to go by a different name. (Ex: Johnathon Smith changing his name to John Smith)
Note: This will not change your D2L login name, it will only appear differently in the chatroom.
To change your chat identity:
- Enter a chatroom
- Click the Chat Setting button
.
- A popup will now appear with your name in the Alias box, enter the chat identity that you wish to go by and click Save.
- A message in the Chat box will indicate that you have changed your chat identity (alias).
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Exit chatroom
To exit a chatroom, select the Exit Chat button located in the top right corner of the page.
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View chat archive
It is possible to read the contents of a previous chat session by visiting the chatroom archives.
To read the chatroom archives:
- Select the
archive button next to the chatroom you wish to read.
- A list of all available Chat Session archives will be shown, newest archives will be listed first.
- Click the archive date that you wish to view, and its contents will be displayed.
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Create private chat
D2L users have the ability to create a private chat in which they are able to select who is able to join the chatroom. This is particularly useful for groups because they have the ability meet in private.
To create a private chat:
- From Chat List window, select the New Chat button.
- A New Chat window will appear. Give the chat a Title and Description (if desired). Click Create.
- Your new chat will appear in the Chat List under Personal Chat.
- To add participants to the chat click on the members icon
to the right of your chat name. You can choose to Add Members, which will allow you to choose members from your classlist or Add Personal Contacts.
By clicking on Add Members, the classlist for your course will appear. Each person's full name is listed. You can select members from the list by putting a check in the box to the left of the person's name and then click Add.
- Once all participants have been added, select the Enter Chat button to enter the chat.
- To edit your chatroom select the pencil icon
to the right of your Chat. The Chat Properties window will open allowing you to add/remove users or change the title or despription of your chat.
- If you wish to delete your chatroom, you can do so by selecting the delete chat icon
.
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Chat FAQ