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Teaching Software: Illinois Compass

Editing Chat/Whiteboard Rooms

To access the Chat tool, select the Build tab, and under Course Tools select Chat.

Screenshot of Build tab and Chat button

To edit a chat/whiteboard room, select the gray arrow next to the chat/whiteboard that you want to edit and click Edit Properties.

Screenshot of Edit Properties button

Setting Release Criteria

To set an assignments Release Criteria, select the gray arrow next to the chat/whiteboard that you want to edit and click Set Release Criteria.

Screenshot of Set Relese Criteria button

There are four types of release criteria that can be set for a chat/whiteboard room. They are:

  • Date Criteria
  • Member Criteria
  • Group Criteria
  • Grade Book Criteria

To set the available date for the assignment, select Add Date Criteria.

Screenshot of Add Date Criteria button

In the pop-up window that appears, change the date and time that the assignment is released to students. Click on Save when done.

Screenshot of Add Date Criteria

To create the member criteria, click on Add Member Criteria.

Screenshot of Add Member Criteria button

Select the desired user(s), and click on Equals to release the assignment to the selected student(s), or click on Does no equal to not release the assignment to the selected student(s). Select Save when done.

Screenshot of Add Member Criteria

To set the group criteria, click on Add Group Criteria.

Screenshot of Add Group Criteria

Select the desired group(s), and click on Equals to release the assignment to the selected group(s), or click on Does no equal to not release the assignment to the selected group(s). Select Save when done.

Screenshot of Add Group Criteria

To create the grade book criteria, click on Add Grade Book Criteria.

Screenshot of Add Grade Book Criteria button

Under Condition, select the condition that you want to use with the grade book criteria. Under Value type in the value that you would like the grade book criteria and condition to meet. Click on Save when finished.

Screenshot of Add Grade Book Criteria

 


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