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Frank, At our center, we utilize a meta client for instant messaging: Pidgin.im This allows our students to contact us through whatever service they choose, including: Windows Live!, Yahoo! IM, ICQ, Skype, Gtalk, AIM, and Facebook Messenger. Our virtual classroom space has a built in Voice over IP client, so we don't have to rely on Skype or one of the stand alone programs to have voice-to-voice communication with our students. By using the meta client, this allows the tutoring staff to play the dual role of drop-in tutor both in the physical space as well as the digital one. A student IMs the Learning Center's account, and a tutor gauges whether or not their inquiry warrants moving to the virtual classroom space. Was this along the lines of what you were asking? Ben Smith Tutoring Services Coordinator Center for Learning and Teaching / SSS Binghamton University Office: 607-777-6881 Cell: 360-304-9568 On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:26 PM, FLC <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Colleagues, a question. Many of you seem to be aware of and are using > Skype. > Do any of use Instant Messenger from Microsoft? And do you use it for > professional contacts or perhaps also for tutoring? Collegially... > > > > Frank L Christ, Emeritus CSU Long Beach > > LSCHE Content Editor: www.lsche.net > > "If knowledge is power, shared knowledge is infinitely more powerful" > Raymond Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]