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The chat activity allows you to have real-time discussions with your students via a chat room on your course site.

Chat Settings

› General
› Chat Sessions
› Common Module Settings
› Restrict Access
› Activity Completion

Chat Module

› Using the Chat Room
› Using the Chat Room With Accessible Interface
› View Chat Transcripts


General

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  1. Type in a name for the chat room in the “Name of this chat room” text box.
  2. Type in a description for the chat room in the “Description” box.
  3. Check the “Display description on course page” box if you want the description to show on the course page and at the top of the chat module.

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Chat Session

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  1. Use the “Next chat time” drop down boxes to determine the date and time that will be added to the Calendar for the next chat session.
    The chat room will still be open and usable outside of this date and time. To limit access to the chat room, use the “Restrict Access” settings.
  2. Use the “Repeat/publish session times” to determine whether or not the session time is published to the Calendar and whether the session will repeat daily, weekly or not at all.
  3. Use the “Save past sessions” dropdown list to determine how long transcripts of past sessions will be stored.

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Common Module Settings

  1. moduleChoose whether or not to hide or show the Assignment module using the “Visible” dropdown box.
  2. If desired, type a number into the “ID number” text box. Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the activity for grade calculation purposes.
  3. Choose a group mode for the activity. The different group modes are described below:
    No groups – Students will not be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member.
    Separate groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students can only contribute to their group and only view their group’s contributions.
    Visible groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member, but they can only contribute to their group.
  4. Use the “Grouping” dropdown list to determine the grouping for the activity. See Groups and Groupings for more information.
  5. To only make the activity available to students assigned to groups within the selected grouping, check the “Available for group members only” box. See Groups and Groupings for more information.

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Restrict Access

Use the restrict Access settings to control when and how students can use the Chat activity. See Restricting Access to Content for more information.

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Activity Completion

Use the Activity Completion settings to track the completion of the activity. For more information, see Activity Completion.

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Using the Chat Room

  1. In the Chat module, click the link that says, “Click here to enter the chat now”.
  2. The chat room will open in a new window. In the lower left side of the window, type a message in the text box and click the “Send” button.

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Using the Chat Room With Accessible Interface

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  1. In the Chat module, click the link that says, “Use more accessible interface”.
  2. The chat room will open in a new window. You may want to resize the window to a larger format.
  3. Type a message in the text box and click the “Submit” button.
  4. To refresh the status of the participants in the list at the top, click the “Refresh” button.
  5. To clear the messages at the bottom of the module, check the “Show only new” box and click the “Refresh” button.

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View Chat Transcripts

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  1. In the Chat module, click the link that says, “View past chat sessions”.
  2. A list of complete sessions is displayed. To see all sessions, click the “List all sessions” link at the top.
  3. To view a session transcript, click on the “See this session” link in the lower right corner of the session row.
  4. To delete a session transcript, click on the “Delete this session” link in the lower right corner of the session row.

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Working with Activities and Resources

› Add an Activity or Resource
› Move or Arrange an Activity or Resource
› Rename an Activity or Resource
› Edit the Settings of an Activity or Resource
› Hide or Show an Activity or Resource
› Copy an Activity or Resource
› Allow a Specific User Certain Permissions When Using an Activity or Resource
› Delete an Activity or Resource
› Change the Group Mode of an Activity or Resource


Add an Activity or Resource

  1. In the upper right, click on the green button that says “Turn editing on”.
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  2. Locate the section where you want to add an activity or resource. At the bottom of the section, click on the button that says “Add an activity or resource”
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  3. A window will pop up with a list of activities and resources. When you click on one of the items in the left column, a description will appear in the right column. Choose the activity or resource you want and click the “Add” button.
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Move or Arrange an Activity or Resource

To rearrange the order of an activity or resource:

  1. Click on the compass arrows icon next to the title of the activity or resource you want to move and hold down the mouse button.
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  2. Drag the section up or down to move it to a new location.
  3. Release the mouse button.

To add or remove an indentation to an activity or resource:

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the left of the activity or resource.
  2. From the drop-down list, choose “Move right” or “Move left” next to the arrow icons.
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Rename an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the pen icon to the right of the activity or resource’s name.
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  2. Type in a new name for the activity or resource
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  3. Press enter to save or escape to cancel.

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Edit the Settings of an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Edit settings” next to the gear icon to hide the activity or resource.
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Hide or Show an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Hide” next to the eye icon to hide the activity or resource.
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  3. Once the activity or resource has been hidden, return to the “Edit” menu and choose “Show” to show it again.
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Copy an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Duplicate” next to the pages icon.
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Allow a Specific User Certain Permissions When Using an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
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  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Assign roles” next to the user icon.
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  3. Choose the type of role you want to assign to a specific user. The details of that role are listed in the “Description” column.
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  4. Choose the specific user from your list of potential users on the right. Click the arrow buttons to add or remove them to the “Existing Users” list on the left. You can also use the search boxes at the bottom to find a specific user.
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  5. The names in the “Existing Users” list will be assigned the role you chose on the previous page. When you’re finished, you can choose another roll to add from the drop-down list at the bottom, or you can return to the previous page by clicking on “Back to the list of all roles”.
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Delete an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Delete” next to the X icon.
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Change the Group Mode of an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the user icon next to the “Edit” button of the activity or resource.
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  2. Every time you click, the icon will change. Each icon represents a different group mode. The different group modes are described below:nogroupNo groups – Students will not be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member.

    separategroupSeparate groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students can only contribute to their group and only view their group’s contributions.

    instructor-content-activities-14Visible groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member, but they can only contribute to their group.

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