Moodle User Manual for Instructors
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1. Moodle User Manual for Instructors 27 Using the Chat activity MOODLE DOCUMENTATION Chats allow your students to converse in real time meaning that they can communicate with other students currently in the Chat room Chat rooms are a great way to have group discussions a wesnciibe about a particular topic or host on line Q amp A sessions Often Me students who are reluctant to ask or answer questions in a pate asai traditional classroom setting are more talkative in on line chats Add an activity Add an activity Choice Database External Tool How to create a Chat room lossary Lesson 1 You must be in editing mode click the Turn editing on zeem DR button Survey Wiki Worksho 2 Click the Add an activity pull down list in the section that you want to add the chat to 3 Click to select Chat 4 Inthe Name of this chat room text box enter the name of the chat session the way that you want it to appear on your course page Students will access the chat by clicking on this name 5 Enter a brief description of the chat topic into the introduction text editor This description will not appear on your course page Name of this chat Virtual office hours 6 Use the Next chat time room drop down lists to schedule 9dection text Font famiy the date and time when the chat room will open Every tueday 1pm 2pm Font size Paragraph i Ke mm ili B Z U ax x 3 7 The Re2. m on the right hand side e LAW 1234 Virtual office hours Mozilla Firefox LAW 1234 Virtual office hours 20 24 Andy wu Andy wu has just entered this chat Andy wu 20 24 Andy wu Hi Do you have any questions for the coming midterm b stu dent 0 25 stu dent stu dent has just entered this chat Talk beep 20 27 Andy wu You have to write minimum of 1000 words double space 5 To type a message to all participants in the chat use the dialogue box at the bottom of your screen to enter your message when you are satisfied with your message hit the Enter key on your keyboard ON1E1010 D X Documentation courtesy of UIT Learning Technology Services 4 OSGOODE HALL LAW SCHOOL YORK UNIVERSITY Moodle User Manual for Instructors 29 6 When you are finished in the Chat room you can close the window please note that this doesnt close the chat session for the other participants 7 To view past chat sessions click on the View past chat sessions on the summary screen OhYOOlO BI Y Documentation courtesy of UIT Learning Technology Services 2 OSGOODE HALL LAW SCHOOL YORK UNIVERSITY
3. peat sessions drop down list allows you to eE specify whether the chat will always remain open Don t publish any chat times or whether the chat session will repeat at the same time every day or same day each week This selection is purely used as an indication to students when the chat room will be available if the chat room is visible on your home page students will be able to enter the room regardless ONIC1010 D OSGOODE HALL LAW SCHOOL YORK UNIVERSITY Documentation courtesy of UIT Learning Technology Services Moodle User Manual for Instructors 28 8 The Save past sessions drop down list lets you specify how long the chat transcript will be available online for others to view and Everyone can view past sessions selection controls whether students can view the transcript Yes or only the instructor No 9 When you are done click the Save and return to course button Participating in a Chat room 1 On your course home page click on the link to the Chat room you have just created 2 A summary screen will be presented displaying the next scheduled session if indicated in the settings as well as any introduction text that has been provided 3 To enter the Chat room click on Click here to enter the chat now 4 A pop up box will open to display the chat session The main panel on the left displays the chat activity that is occurring amongst participants in the room You can view who is present in the Chat roo
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