Accessing Who's Online

Step 1: Under Course Tools, select Who's Online (see figure below). Note: You must be within the Teach Tab to use the Who's Online tool.

Step 2: From the main Who's Online screen, you will see who is currently online in your course. Additionally, you can modify your status from this page (i.e., from the My Status dropdown box, you can select either 'Visible/Available', 'Visible/Unavailable', or 'Invisible' and click the Update button.) Note: Students can also modify their status to appear 'Visible/Available', 'Visible/Unavailable', or 'Invisible'. Place a check next to the available person(s) that you would like to chat with using the Who's Online tool, and click Send Chat Invitation (see figure below).

Step 3: A new window will appear (see figure below). Enter your Message within the textbox, and click the Send Invitation button to send your message.

Step 4: Upon receiving a response, you can chat with your classmates and/or your instructor.