...Wimba Pronto IM offers many features specifically designed for educational institutions that are not found in the usual IM platforms. Some of these features include bringing campus services online for students, like the IT department, registrar, financial aid office, and library. Wimba Pronto also offers queued chat for tutoring, and automatic population of courses and classmates in a students’ contact list. Additionally, with Wimba Pronto students can share any application on their desktop with their classmates and teachers. Students and teachers can also interact in a group setting using their preferred media, such as audio or video.
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