Session Chat Room

A shared group chat for everyone in your class session — send messages, share AI responses, and keep the class connected in real time.

Overview

The Session Chat Room is a real-time group chat that connects all participants in a live class session. Teachers and students can send text messages, share files, and broadcast AI responses to the entire group. It works as a floating panel that appears on top of whatever page you are on, so you never have to leave your current work to communicate with the class.

The chat room is only available while a class session is active. Once the session ends, teachers can review the full chat history.

How to Access

The chat room appears automatically when you are in an active class session:

1. Look for the message icon (a speech bubble) in the top header bar
2. Click the icon to open the chat panel
3. A red dot appears on the icon when there are unread messages

The icon only appears when a live session is active. If you do not see it, confirm that you have joined or created an active session.

Sending Messages

Once the chat panel is open:

1. Type your message in the text input at the bottom of the panel
2. Press Enter or click Send
3. Your message appears immediately for all session members

Text formatting: Messages are rendered as Markdown, so you can use formatting like **bold**, *italic*, lists, and code blocks.

File attachments:

• Click the attachment button to upload a file
• Images are displayed inline in the chat and can be enlarged by clicking on them
• Other file types appear as download links
• Maximum file size is 50 MB

Desktop vs Mobile

On desktop:

• The chat panel opens as a floating overlay that you can drag to reposition anywhere on screen
• You can also pin the panel to the right side of the screen so it stays in place alongside your other work

On mobile:

• The chat opens as a full-screen sheet
• Swipe or tap the close button to return to your previous view

Sharing AI Responses to the Chat

One of the most useful features of the Session Chat Room is the ability to broadcast an AI response to the entire class.

1. In your main AI chat, find a response you want to share
2. Click the Send to Chatroom button on that message
3. The AI response is posted into the Session Chat Room for all members to see

This is helpful when:

• A student gets a particularly good explanation and wants to share it
• The teacher wants to broadcast an AI-generated example to the whole class
• You want to start a class discussion around a specific AI response

Breakout Rooms

Breakout Rooms let you automatically split students into smaller group chat rooms during a live session. Instead of one large group chat, students are placed into groups (for example, Group A, Group B, Group C) so they can have focused discussions with a smaller number of classmates.

Enabling Breakout Rooms

You can turn on breakout rooms when creating a session or while a session is in progress:

1. Open the session settings
2. Toggle Enable auto breakout assignment
3. Set the Max students per group (between 2 and 30, default is 4)

When enabled, students are automatically placed into a group room as they join the session. You do not need to create the rooms yourself — they are generated on the fly as needed.

How Students Are Assigned

When a student joins the session:

1. The system checks which group rooms have available space
2. The student is placed in the room with the fewest members that still has room
3. If every existing room is full, a new group room is created automatically

Group rooms are named alphabetically — Group A, Group B, Group C, and so on through Group Z. If more than 26 groups are needed, rooms continue as Group 27, Group 28, etc.

Changing Settings During a Session

You can adjust breakout room settings while a session is live:

• Toggle auto-assign on or off at any time
• Change the max students per group — this only affects students who join after the change; existing group assignments stay the same

Auto-Distributing Students

If you want to redistribute students who have already joined:

1. Click the Distribute Students button in the chat room settings panel

2. In the dialog that opens, you can see all students listed and color-coded by their current group. Click Auto distribute to redistribute them evenly across groups.

Manually Assigning Students

You can also move individual students between rooms by drag and drop. In the Distribute Students dialog:

1. Find the student card you want to move — each card shows the student’s name and current group
2. Drag the student card to the target room on the left sidebar
3. The student is moved to that room immediately

This is useful when you want to place specific students together or separate them, rather than relying on automatic distribution.

Main Chat Room vs Breakout Rooms

The main chat room is always available alongside breakout rooms. All session participants can see and use the main room. Breakout rooms are additional group spaces where smaller conversations happen in parallel.

Constraints

• When auto breakout is enabled, you cannot manually create additional preset rooms — group rooms are managed automatically
• Group capacity must be between 2 and 30 students
• Each student is assigned to exactly one breakout room at a time

Teacher Features

Teacher badge: Teacher messages display a Teacher badge next to the sender name, making it easy for students to identify teacher messages in the conversation.

Online presence: The chat panel shows how many members are currently active, so you know how many students are engaged.

Chat history after session ends: After you end the session, you can view the full chat room history from the session detail page by clicking View Chat History. This lets you review everything that was discussed.

Who Can Use This

• Teachers — Send messages, share files, see the Teacher badge, and view chat history after the session ends. Requires a Teacher plan.
• Students — Send messages, share files, and share AI responses during an active session. Students cannot view chat history after the session ends.

Related Features

• Class Sessions — The Session Chat Room is part of the class session experience
• Share Messages — For submitting individual AI responses to the teacher for grading (different from broadcasting to the group chat)

Common Questions

I don’t see the chat icon in the header. The chat room only appears during an active class session. Make sure you have joined or created a session that is currently live.

Can students see the chat history after the session ends? No. Only teachers can view the chat history after a session ends. Students can only access the chat while the session is active.

What is the file size limit? You can upload files up to 50 MB. Images are shown inline, and other file types appear as downloadable links.

What is the difference between Session Chat Room and Share Messages? The Session Chat Room is a group conversation visible to everyone in the session. Share Messages is a private submission from a student to the teacher for individual review and grading. Use the chat room for class-wide communication and Share Messages for individual assessment.

Can I send a message to a specific student? No. The Session Chat Room is a group chat — all messages are visible to every participant. For one-on-one communication, use other channels outside of Chat Everywhere v2.

Can I move a student from one breakout room to another? Yes. Open the Distribute Students dialog and drag the student card to the target room on the left sidebar. You can also use Auto distribute to redistribute all students at once.

What happens if I change the group capacity mid-session? Only students who join after the change are affected. Students already assigned to a group stay where they are. To reassign existing students, use Auto distribute.