Instant Messaging for Education
The only instant messaging system designed for educators to advance and promote learning, Wimba Pronto includes unique features to specifically benefit students, teachers, and educational institutions including:
• Blended Audio and Video Conferencing
• Application Sharing
• State-of-the-art Whiteboard
• Queued Chat for Tutoring and Office Hours
• Automatic Population of Classmates and Courses
• Instant Access to Campus Services
• Instant School-Wide Notifications
• Universal Accessibility
• Spanish Language Preference
Wimba Pronto also holds the unique distinction of being the only instant messenger powered by wind.
To dig deeper consider the features, benefits, requirements, and Licensing Information of Wimba Pronto.
The Wimba Pronto interface is easy-to-use, acts as a “virtual hallway” for unscheduled learning senarios, and facilitates community building among 21st century learners.
Benefits
Benefits for Higher and Further Education
Features
• Application Sharing for real-time display of any document or application on your computer
• Blended Audio and Video for face-to-face contact and more natural communication
• State-of-the-art Whiteboard to harness the power of visual instruction anytime, anywhere.
• Office Hours for holding online office hours and managing individual attention with a large number of users
• Help Desks for making all of your institution’s IT, Library, or Registrars services available online.
• Broadcast Notifications for sending institution-wide broadcast messages to every Wimba Pronto user on campus
Requirements
The minimum system requirements to use Wimba Pronto are as follows:
• Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS 10.4+
• 256 MB RAM
• An Internet connection at 56k or higher
• Sound Card (for Audio Calling)
• Speakers and Microphone for Audio Calling (USB headset with integrated microphone recommended).
• USB or Integrated Webcam (for Video Calling)
Licensing
Wimba Pronto is licensed on an annual basis based on your institution’s Full-time Enrollment (FTE).
Wimba’s ASP Services takes care of server hosting, monitoring, and maintenance so that customers can focus on teaching and learning.
Wimba Pronto Basic, is a “light” version with a limited feature-set available for free to Blackboard Learn™ (Enterprise, Vista Enterprise, and CE Enterprise 6) and Moodle users.
Contact a Regional Sales Manager to discuss the specific needs of your institution, system, or campus.