Enable the live chat function during your digital test

If your school has live chat enabled, you are able to communicate with students during the taking session of your digital test.

Enable live chat 

1. Go to your assignment
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Accessibility
4. Enable Live chat under the Utilities-section

Use live chat

Go to the Taking page and click on Chats in the tabs on the top. You have two options. You can broadcast an announcement to all students that are taking the test or you can chat one on one with at student.

Send an announcement

Click on Announcements and type a message and click on the send icon. All students in the test will receive a notification of the announcement. Students also have the option to reply to the notification which will be in their private chat with the instructor.

Chat with a student

To start a one on one chat with a student, go to the Participants tab and search for the student you want to chat with. Click on the more_vert-icon and click Open chat. Type your message and click on the send icon. The student will receive a notification with your message and can reply by clicking on the notification or on the chat-icon in the top bar.

Figure 1: Notification for students during a digital test