the grades and chat modules. this presentation covers two unrelated modules... … and grades....
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This presentation covers two unrelated modules...
… and Grades.
Because these topics are short they arecombined into one presentation.
Chat ...
Let’s look at theGrades module first.
The red star here means that the teacherhas posted new grades since the last
time you checked your grades.
Each student sees only their own grades
As you can see, this professor has included additional information pertaining to the entire class’s performance.
What you seein this module, and how oftenthe grades are
updated isentirely up toyour teacher.
In particular,your teacher
may or may notinclude
class summaryinformation…
or use the moduleat all!
The Manhattan Virtual Classroomis primarily designed for“asynchronous”communication.
This means the peopleexchanging messages
don’t have to be logged inat the same time.
Discussions can becarried on over a periodof hours, days, or even
weeks.
You can only“chat” with
people who arelogged in
at the sametime as you.
Because of this, Chat sessions should be planned in advance.“I’ll see you in Chat on Tuesday evening at 7 PM.”
The Chat module, in contrast, is designed for“synchronous”communication.
When you firstenter the Chat module,you are provided with
the transcripts ofprevious Chat sessions.
This area will likelybe empty at the start
of your course.
This allows you toview the transcriptsof chat sessions that
you’ve missed.
Conversations thattake place within your
classroom are recorded.
The chat software isa “Java” program.
It has lots of features thatyou probablywill not need
to use.
We’ll coverjust the basics
in thistutorial!
The chat module opensin a separate window.
Whenever you are inchat, you are in a particular
‘channel’. Think of each channelas an individual private chatroom.When you first enter
chat, you are placed in a “channel” that’sdedicated to your
classroom.
Only the teacher and studentsin your class can enter this
channel or view the recorded transcripts afterwards.
Prof. Narmontas is here! Two of his students have
logged-in as well.
As we can see, they have already begun a chat session.
To “chat” with your class simply type your message
below, and press the‘Enter’ key on your keyboard.
Andrew types along message
and presses ‘Enter’.
Even though the message is longer thanthe “Message” box can display,the entire message is delivered.
That’s all you really NEEDto know about Chat.
•Enter the Chat room.•Type your messages and press Enter.•Click “Logoff” when you’re done.
Of course, some peopleare never satisfied with just knowing the basics.
If you’re that kind of person, you can visit:
http://melange.terminal.at/doc/usrcommands.htmlfor more information.