A New Chat Tool Designed for Education
by Curtis Ferree
Campus Technology has a post on Wimba Pronto, a chat tool designed for the classroom:
Wimba Pronto provides live online communications for students and instructors. Some of its features include:
- Audio and video conferencing capabilities, including a “follow the speaker” audio feature;
- Desktop application sharing;
- Support for queuing for individualized help; and
- Automatic population of contact lists based on courses.
It also “seamlessly integrates” with Blackboard and Moodle, according to their website. It’s still in the pilot phase and no word on when it will be available in Alpha form. But it sounds like it could have a lot to offer residential and distance students.