Chatroom

The Chatroom is a place where synchronous communication takes place. This means that the conversation is taking place in real time. There are five types of chatrooms in Educator:

  • General Course Chat
  • Moderated Chat
  • Temporary Chat
  • Group Chat
  • Private One-to-One Chat

To access the Chatroom, click on the Communication link on the left side of your screen. Next, click on the Chatroom sublink.
Chatroom

The Chatroom is broken up into panels.

  • The Navigation Panel is located in the left side of the screen when in the default position, and contains the Main Links
  • The Chat Speaking Area is located in the top left panel which contains the text box and refresh options
  • The Content Area that is displayed in the panel on the right side of the screen and contains the text, images, tables and other "content" pushed to the Chatroom
  • The List of Chatrooms is located in the bottom panel of the screen just to the right of the Navigation Panel when in the default position.
     
  • Posting a message in the chatroom