BROWSER
REQUIREMENTS
Internet Explorer 5.0 or above is required to
participate in the online discussion. Netscape is incompatible, and
will not properly Send the comments to the chat window, thus failing
to allow participation in the discussion. However, Netscape users may
log in and observe the chat without the ability to send in
comments.
CHATROOM
ADDRESS
The URL for the Stanford Meet2D Online Discussion is:
http://www.meet2d.com/chat/stanchat.html
LOGIN TO THE
CHAT ROOM. TYPE A USER NAME.
First, click in the data entry
field, and then create a User Name by
typing it into the field.
Click the ENTER button to enter the ongoing chat session.
TO ENTER THE
DIALOG:
To chat, first click in the data entry field.
(The
field is a one line yellow box located below the chat window.)
At
the flashing cursor, type your message. Then click SEND.
Your
words will appear in the chat window.
NOTE: Messages
are meant to be short, as in a phrase or a sentence.
Keeping your
messages short will better facilitate a conversation with
the other
participants.
TYPING MISTAKES
AND CORRECTIONS
Please ignore minor typing mistakes, as the
pace of the dialog discourages taking time to perfect your typing. If
you feel you need to correct something, however, you may use the arrow
keys to move the text insertion point backwards in the data entry box,
and you may use the backspace and delete keys to remove letters or
selected words.
CLICK ON
URLS:
The members of a session may direct the other
participants to examine additional internet content by typing a URL
address and sending it to the chat window. A URL which has been
entered by the professor appears in blue text in the status box just
below the yellow data entry field.
To examine the indicated
URL, click on the blue text version of the URL which appears below
the data entry field. When participants click on this version of a
URL, a new window will open and display the contents at this web
address.
To return to
the ongoing chat, close the second window, thus leaving only the
chat room window open.
TO WHISPER:
Click the name of the person you want to receive your
private message,
Then Click WHISPER, then Click SEND. Your
message will be displayed exclusively on the screen viewed by your
intended recipient, and will be invisible to all other participants.
All further
messages which you type and send will be "whispered" to the chosen
recipient until you click on the EVERYONE button.
You must click
on the EVERYONE button to rejoin the general
discussion.
USER
THREAD
To see all of a person's comments collected in one place
and without interruptions, click the name of the person and then Click
USER THREAD.
When you are done, Click Close (bottom right).
URL REVIEW
To see a list of clickable links mentioned during the chat
session,
Click URL REVIEW. When you are done, Click Close (bottom
right).
MUTE /
UNMUTE
Click the name of a person and then MUTE to remove the
comments of that person from your chat experience. This person's
comments will no longer be displayed in your chat window.
Click
the name of the person and UNMUTE to restore the appearance of their
comments in your chat window.
MY TEXT COLOR
To select a distinctive color for your discussion comments,
use the menu of available color options to choose a personalized
color.
REVIEW LOG
A complete log of the discussion will be recorded by the
Technical Assistant. The complete log will be available only after the
formal discussion has ended. During the discussion, periodic updates
which are managed by the Technical Assistant will make portions of the
log available in real time. These periodic updates must be requested
by whispering your request to the Technical Assistant. The TA will
then post the latest update, and participants may review the log by
clicking on the REVIEW LOG link, located at the bottom of the Stanford
Chat web page.
RECOVERY FROM
ACCIDENTAL LOGOFF OR PROGRAM ERRORS
If the discussion window
goes blank, or if you accidentally close it, then you will need to
begin again. If your Explorer window is still open, but is not
functioning properly, then close it. This will log you out of the chat
room. If your Explorer window is closed, then open a new one and
re-establish your link to the online discussion at http://www.meet2d.com/chat/stanchat.html.
Then, Login again
and rejoin the discussion in progress. You may use the same or a
different User Name when you login, but for continuity, we suggest you
use the same user name whenever you log in.
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