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Wiggio basics

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  • Learner [1]

Accessing Wiggio

Click   Wiggio on the navbar.

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  • Learner [1]

Starting a conversation in Wiggio

  1. In the Start a conversation field, enter your text.
  2. You can click on the following icons to add resources to your conversation:
    •   Files [2]
    •   Link [3]
    •   Meeting [4]
    •   To-do [5]
    •   Poll [6]
    •   Message [7]
    •   Event [8]
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Select a group of participants from the Participants drop-down list.
    • Add participants by entering their name or email into the Add by name or email... field and pressing Enter on your keyboard.
    • Click the Import from email icon to add participants from your email contact list.

    Tip Expand and review your list of participants by clicking the Show participants link. Delete participants by clicking the Remove icon by their name.

  4. Click Post.

See also

  • Adding files to Wiggio [2]
  • Adding a link to Wiggio [3]
  • Adding a meeting to Wiggio [4]
  • Adding a to-do list to Wiggio [5]
  • Adding a poll to Wiggio [6]
  • Adding a message to Wiggio [7]
  • Adding an event to Wiggio [8]

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  • Learner [1]

Replying to a conversation in Wiggio

Replies appear as part of a conversation thread to help you manage and keep track of multiple conversations.

Reply to a conversation

  1. Click Reply in the conversation you want to reply to.
  2. Enter your reply in the Post a comment field.
  3. Select your Notification preference.
  4. Click Post.

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  • Learner [1]

Deleting a conversation in Wiggio

Note Group administrators can delete any conversation in Wiggio. Group members can only delete their own conversations.

Delete a conversation in Wiggio

In the Feed area, click the Delete this post icon.

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  • Learner [1]

Updating your profile in Wiggio

  1. Click on your name in the Wiggio navbar, then select Your profile.
  2. Make updates to your Name, Email, or Password by clicking change beside the field you want to change.
  3. Click Select Image to upload a profile picture, or delete to remove an image.
  4. To add AIM, Skype, Facebook, Twitter, or a personal blog to your profile, click add beside the appropriate application name.
  5. Enter your cell phone number in the Cell Phone Number field and select your carrier information from the Cellular Carrier drop-down list to receive text messages from other group members.
  6. Select Hide email address or Hide phone number to prevent other group members viewing your email address or phone number.
  7. Click Save.

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  • Learner [1]

Adding contacts to Wiggio

By default, all group members of any group you belong to are added to your contact list. Use your contact list to privately communicate with individual group members.

Add contacts to Wiggio

  1. Click the Contacts panel to expand your contact list.
  2. Click Add Contacts.
  3. Enter their email address(es) in the provided field or click Import from email contacts.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Note Users you add to your contact list without adding to a group cannot start conversations; however, you can include them in polls, events, messages, etc.

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  • Learner [1]

Communicating privately with contacts in Wiggio

Use your contact list to privately communicate with individual group members.

Communicate privately with contacts in Wiggio

  1. Click the Contacts panel to expand your contact list.
  2. Hover your mouse over the name of the contact you want to communicate with.
  3. Click any of the following:
    • Post a message to [user]
    • Share files with [user]
    • Schedule a meeting with [user]
    • Create a to-do list with [user]
    • Send a poll to [user]
    • Schedule an event with [user]
  4. Fill out the fields as appropriate, then click Post.

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  • Learner [1]

Deleting contacts in Wiggio

  1. In the All groups area, click the Contacts panel to expand your contact list.
  2. Hover your mouse over the name of the contact you want to delete.
  3. Click Remove [user] from contacts.

Notes

  • Deleting a contact from your contact list does not remove them from any groups you both belong to.
  • You cannot delete users from your contact list while inside a group.

Audience: 

  • Learner [1]

Wiggio notifications

Wiggio notifications display in the navbar. Click the Alert icon to see your notifications. You receive alerts for polls and events that you are included in, as well as when you are invited to groups.

Audience: 

  • Learner [1]

Source URL: http://staging.docs.d2l/en/Wiggio%20basics

Links:
[1] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/taxonomy/term/3
[2] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-files-to-wiggio
[3] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-link-to-wiggio
[4] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-meeting-to-wiggio
[5] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-to-do-list-to-wiggio
[6] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-poll-to-wiggio
[7] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-message-to-wiggio
[8] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-event-to-wiggio