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Answering questions in the Virtual Classroom

In the Virtual Classroom, you can see and answer student questions by clicking the incoming questions tab. To do so:

1. Enter the Virtual Classroom.

2. Click the incoming questions tab. The names of all students who have sent you questions are listed in the box to the left.

3. Click the name of a student in the left-hand list to view that student's question in the middle box.

Note: The Private Response checkbox will be checked if the student sent you a private question. Leave the box checked to send a private reply, or uncheck it to send an answer that the whole class can view.

4. (Optional) Click the directory button to the left of a student's question to view information about that student.

5. Answer the student's question in the right-hand box.

Note: To delete the current question without answering it, click the delete button .

6. Click Send to reply to the question. If your answer is private, it appears on the questions tab of the student who sent it, and the answer is marked private. Otherwise, both the answer and the question appear on the questions tab of each Virtual Classroom participant.

When you reply to a question, the student's name and question are removed from the incoming questions tab. If the student sends you another question, his or her name reappears in the left-hand list.

You can view the question log by clicking the questions and answers tab.