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Launching the Chat Tool The Chat tool in WebCT is a Java applet. When you first open it, a security warning window may pop up asking you to accept the applet. Click "Yes" to proceed.
Chat supports real-time conversations among students, and between student and instructor. There are a total of six chat room: four for dedicated tasks of small groups, one general forum for the class. There is also a general chat room to interact with students from other courses. Conversations in the first four dedicated rooms are recorded. Only your instructor can see the records
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Entering Messages |
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When you click a chat room and open it, you'll see the chat window below, which has three main areas:
To exit the chat room, click the Quit button.
Please note that some users have found in the past that exiting a chat room by
simply closing the chat window may cause affect the normal functioning of the
chat room for other participants. So, please use the Quit button to exit the
chat room. | |
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Sending a Private Message to Someone By default, your message will be
sent to everyone logged in this chat room. If you want to
send a message to someone in private, you can
select that person from under Users Logged In
box. To select more than one recipient, hold the CTRL
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Saving Chat Text |
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Conversations in the first four dedicated rooms are recorded, but only your instructor can see the records. If you want to save the chat text, you can use the mouse to highlight the text in the Output Interaction Box and then press CTRL and C keys simultaneously. A quick key combination to do this is to use the middle finger of your left hand to hold down the CTRL key and use the index finger to press the C (copy) key. The highlighted text will be copied into the clipboard (temporary memory, invisible to you). You can then paste the copied text into any
text editor. A quick key combination to paste is to use the middle finger of
your left hand to hold the CTRL key, and use your index finger to press the V
key. The copied text will be pasted into the text editor you have chosen. | |
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If you have problems or need help using DSU WebCT, please email DSU-WebCT@dsu.edu |
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