Using Nectir | Nectir Help Guide

Channels

What is a public channel

Everything on public channels

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Data-Driven Instruction in Every Class

Nectir gives you feedback on your students engagement in real time so that you can use that data to drive instruction.

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Editing Channel Information

As a channel owner, you will have the ability to make edits to the channel's information.

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Nectir Channel Options

Every channel option explained.

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Using Nectir's translation feature

Translate messages or set a channel to auto-translate

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What is a private channel

Everything on private channels

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Creating a channel

Create a chat space for you and your students to communicate instantaneously

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Joining a channel

Use the directory to join any public channels

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Discover Public Channels

View your workspace's channel directory to see all the public channels

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Channel members list

View a list of all the members in a channel and see who's online

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Leaving a channel

Leave a channel once your class is over or when you no longer need it

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Archiving channels

Archive old Nectir channels

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Channel settings

Setting an announcement banner

Display an important message or greeting on your Nectir channel by setting an announcement banner

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Changing your channel's visibility

Change your channel from private to public, or vice versa, at any time.

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Adding a password to public channel

Set a password on your public channel

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Messages

Nectir Message Options

Every message option explained.

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Creating a poll

Everything on using polls in your Nectir channel

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Sending a GIF

Create a welcoming space in your channel by sending GIFs and encouraging students to interact with each other.

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What is a direct message

Everything on direct messages

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Sending a message

Send a message in a Nectir channel

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Sending a direct message

Send a private message to another user on Nectir

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Reacting to messages with emojis

React to any message on Nectir with emojis

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Sending a file on Nectir

Share files with other users in the channel and quickly access all files in a channel on Nectir.

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Sending videos to your channel

Upload and send videos to your Nectir channel

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What is a thread

Use thread when responding to messages to organize conversations

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Customizing a message: bold, italics, code, KaTeX, and more

Using bold, italics, and multi line code, and KaTeX functions in your Nectir messages

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Message features

Mentioning a user in the channel

Instantly notify a user by mentioning them in the channel

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Searching messages within a channel

Find specific messages in your channel

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Taking attendance

Use Nectir polls to quickly take attendance for your class

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Pinning a message

Pin a message on your Nectir channel

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Starring a message

Star a message so you can easily access it later on

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Deleting a message

Ways to delete or edit a message on your Nectir channel

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Pruning messages

Prune or bulk delete messages in a Nectir channel

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Users

Add users to your channel via invite link

Invite users to your private channel by sending an invite link.

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Invite Users to the Workspace

Quick way to add people from your school into the workspace

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Adding users to a channel

Quickly add users to a channel by email

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Removing a user from channel

Remove a user from a Nectir channel

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Setting member permissions

Different types of user permissions & how to set them

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Channel discussions

What is a discussion

Use discussions for breakouts and to keep conversations from cluttering the main channel

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Creating a discussion

Create a breakout discussion within your class channel

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Adding user to a channel or discussion

All the ways to add a user to a Nectir channel or discussion

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