First draft of documentation

Author: martig7

_docs/instructor/course_settings/live_lecture_chat.md

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+---
+category: Instructor > Course Settings
+title: Live Lecture Chat
+---
+
+See also [Student -- Communication -- Live Lecture Chat](/student/communication/live_lecture_chat).
+
+## Enabling Live Lecture Chat
+
+To enable Live Lecture Chat for a course, an instructor must go to the "Course Settings" page and click the checkbox labelled "Enable Live Lecture Chat". You can then access Live Lecture Chat from the left sidebar. When you enter the Live Lecture chat menu, you will be shown a list of currently enabled and disabled Lecture Chats:
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+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_chat_menu_admin.png){height="500px"}
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+To create a new chat, click the New Chatroom button and enter your desired name, description, and anonymity (the description may be blank):
+
+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_chat_creation.png){height="500px"}
+
+
+You will then see your newly created channel, and you will be able to click Start Session to allow students to join the Lecture Chat. Additionally, you can edit the Lecture Chat or delete the Lecture Chat if the chat is disabled.
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+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_chat_edit.png){height="500px"}
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+An instructor can join the chatroom and leave messages while it is enabled or disabled:
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+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_chat_instructor_access.png){height="500px"}

_docs/student/communication/live_lecture_chat.md

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+---
+category: Student > Communication
+title: Live Lecture Chat
+---
+
+Live lecture chat is a feature which allows Submitty users to engage in real time communication via their course page. Its primary use case is to allow for live participation within lectures, creating a similar ease of communication to an online lecture.
+
+## Live Lecture Chat Usage
+
+Once your instructor has enabled Live Lecture Chat, it will appear on the sidebar for student use:
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+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_chat_icon_example.png){height="400px"}
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+Upon clicking on Live Lecture Chat, you will be met with this menu:
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+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_chat_menu.png){height="500px"}
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+When an instructor enables live chat, a chat entry will appear. Your instructor may have enabled the ability to join Anonymously as shown below:
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+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_enabled_chat.png){height="500px"}
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+You can now enter Live Lecture Chat. There you will see messages from other Submitty users in your course:
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+![](/images/live_lecture_chat/live_lecture_chat.png){height="500px"}