The pandemic caused upheavals in tertiary education, but the silver lining is that many universities now offer makeup lessons online. However, this convenience carries the same baggage as before: students participating in Zoom classes report a loss of motivation, and some reportedly "ghost" classes, appearing in name only. Under these conditions, how can teachers maintain student interest, attention, and participation, especially in large classes? One way is to periodically elicit student answers via DM (direct chat messages). We can elicit a variety of answer types, including multiple choice and short answers. DM is low risk: students' answers are invisible to the others, so no student sticks out. Some students report that DMs are motivating because they know teachers see their name alongside their answers. DM questions can be planned beforehand or used spontaneously. Most importantly, chat transcripts can be saved, preserving records of students' participation. The presenter has created an Excel sheet into which teachers can paste this chat transcript to instantly provide quantitative data on each student's participation. This tool includes a section to score contributions, too. This presentation includes a demonstration of of how to analyze the chat transcript for quantitative and qualitative participation data.