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Messenger can be educational too!?
on Thu 21 Feb 2008 (15:28 GMT)
on Thu 21 Feb 2008 (15:28 GMT)
The lack of news-worthy Messenger-related news recently has been bad and seeing as I actually have some time at the moment I've decided to reach down into the barrel of "old news that wasn't posted at the time because it wasn't very interesting and was actually already old when it could have been posted" to bring you the following. Enjoy!
Learning.live.com is a promotional site aimed at school students and teachers in the UK.
The idea is to encourage schools to use Windows Live Messenger to communicate with their pupils outside of school hours, for example if a student is stuck on a piece of homework they could ask their teacher about it there and then and even receive help through handwritten ink messages or share help sheets using sharing folders or file transfers.
Microsoft say that using Messenger like this can help improve work and the way people work, and that it is a lot more convenient for students - the majority of which seem to use Messenger these days anyway. The only issue associated with it is the possibility of abuse which they say can be got round by saving all conversations. The scheme was trialled successfully by a school in Lincolnshire.
The site also reveals that Windows Live Messenger is used by over 14 million people in the UK and over 240 million worldwide!
>> Learning.live.com
Learning.live.com is a promotional site aimed at school students and teachers in the UK.
The idea is to encourage schools to use Windows Live Messenger to communicate with their pupils outside of school hours, for example if a student is stuck on a piece of homework they could ask their teacher about it there and then and even receive help through handwritten ink messages or share help sheets using sharing folders or file transfers.
Microsoft say that using Messenger like this can help improve work and the way people work, and that it is a lot more convenient for students - the majority of which seem to use Messenger these days anyway. The only issue associated with it is the possibility of abuse which they say can be got round by saving all conversations. The scheme was trialled successfully by a school in Lincolnshire.
It's a pretty simple concept; your tutors sign into Windows Live Messenger for maybe an hour or two a week so you can ask any questions which you have about your work. The time they spend online could be to help with revision or coursework, or could even just be a general Q&A session. The great thing is that it can all be done for free and from the comfort of your own home. And what's more, getting the answers you need can make all the difference for your grades later on.
The site also reveals that Windows Live Messenger is used by over 14 million people in the UK and over 240 million worldwide!
>> Learning.live.com