Overview of Virtual Classroom and Chat

The collaboration tools of Virtual Classroom and Chat allow the instructor and students to participate in real-time lessons and discussions.  Unlike the discussion boards, which are asynchronous, these real-time discussions happen when students are all online at the same time. Note:  Many students taking online courses are not in the same time zone, making real-time [...]

Creating a Virtual Classroom or Chat Session

Log into your course site. Click Tools. Click Collaboration. Click the Create Collaboration Session button. Type a name for the session.  Note:  It is a good idea to name the session with relation to the topic you intend to discuss. Under the Schedule Availability section, you may choose to set a date restriction for participation [...]

Participating in a Virtual Classroom or Chat Session

The Collaboration Tools of Virtual Classroom and Chat allow instructors and students to participate in real-time lessons and discussions.  Unlike the discussion boards, which are asynchronous, these real-time discussions happen when participants are all online at the same time. Log into your course site. Click Tools. Click Collaboration. Click on the name of the session [...]

Virtual Classroom Tools

In the top left corner, you will see the following Virtual Classroom tools: Course Map Enables participants to browse the course content while they are in a Virtual Classroom session. Whiteboard Enables participants to present information during a Virtual Classroom session as they would on a whiteboard in a face-to-face classroom, including drawing images, writing [...]

Virtual Classroom Features

You have 2 options for composing messages. First, you can click the Compose button which launches a new window in which text maybe typed. Second, to the right of the Compose button you will see a text box in which you can type your message. The Private Message option to the left of the Compose [...]