Contributing to a Chat activity

Once you’re in the Chat page you should see some guidance about how to use the Chat and possibly the topic to be discussed e.g. a group presentation or contacting your tutor.

You should see a list of current online users that are in the chat now.

• To enter a Chat session click on the link ‘Click here to enter the chat now’.
• You should now see all the online chat users listed down the right-hand side and two options under their name. ‘Talk’ and ‘Beep’. To send a message to another student click on ‘Talk’ beneath their name and then type in the text cell at the bottom left-hand side. When you’ve finished ‘Send’ button; you will then see your message appear in the centre.

Tip: ‘Beep’ is like ‘Poke’ in Facebook, it’s a way to get the attention of someone you’re talking to. If you both have the sound turned on your computer you should both hear a beep as well.

Tip: Your tutor may have enabled viewing of past chat sessions so you can keep track of any conversations you’ve had with other students. This is not editable; it’s only a record of what was discussed and you cannot see other peoples discussions if you weren’t there to take part.

• To access old sessions click on the link ‘View past chat sessions’ in the Chat page.
• You will then see a list of chat sessions. To view the discussion click on the link ‘See this session’.

Tip: If you attempted chatting on your own though this is considered an ‘incomplete’ chat therefore this previous session will not appear in the list.