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Communicate through the D2L chat feature

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Communicate through the D2L chat feature

- [Narrator] Like a lot of course management interfaces, D2L has a built-in chat tool. This is especially useful in online classes where you may need to have some instant back-and-forth. To add a chat element, begin on the course administration tab and then scroll down to chat. If you've never created a chat before select new chat. Begin by giving your chat session a name, something like sample shat session. After this, designate whether you want this to be a general chat or a personal chat. General chats are available throughout the entire course and personal chats occur between individual users. Notice that once you save your initial choice, you cannot change that choice. Add a description of the chat if you would like and when you're satisfied, hit create. Now that our chat session is enabled, you can see basic information like the chat title and the current number of participants. If you select the dropdown next to the chat name, you'll see several options, including enter chat…

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