Network instant message

[maestromasada]

Afternoon fellows,

I would like to get a program for Students Services so they can send instant message to the computer of teachers who have not taken the register on time. We are a CC4 school and the console has facilities to send instant message that will pop up on the user screen regarless of what they do, however I don't want to grant them access to the RM Console. Do you guys use a program to send net messages?

Thanks!

[Little-Miss]

You got SIMS?

[Mcshammer_dj]

You got SIMS?

agree SIMS has a function to send a message to teachers who have not done their registers

[Little-Miss]

...or theres something called Openfire. I've only had a very quick play with it!

[maestromasada]

Yeap, SIMS do send messages but they pointless as teacher who need to receive them most are not logon to SIMS. We want the message to bang on the screen when they are in the middle of doing the ppt to the kids. Currently, the ladies in students services have to walk a few miles a week to trace teachers who neglec taking the register

[CyberNerd]

net send?
Microsoft Corporation

[localzuk]

Email?

Openfire would do it too.

Or, how about a member of SMT to beat the teacher round the head with for not complying with the law and registering children as they should? Drag 1 or 2 through a disciplinary and it'll soon cease to be an issue.

I think this is a management issue rather than a technological one.

Also...

net send?
Microsoft Corporation

Burn it! Burn it with fire!

[Norphy]

net send?
Microsoft Corporation

That depends on having the messenger service enabled though. That's been disabled by default since XP SP2 and isn't included with Vista and above.

Little-Miss's suggestion of Openfire is a good one, it's a locally hosted Jabbar server, an instant messaging service. You'd need that on a server and a Jabber client of your choice on the desktops.

[CyberNerd]

Net send was great on NT4. Fond memories mucking around with it at uni

[jamesfed]

+1 for this being a management issue, the services to reg the students are there and resonably easy to use. Your staff should be fully capiable of doing this themselves and not need a gadget to prompt them.

[Max_Power]

You can set different levels to access RMMC - Is there not an access right which only allows basic message facility?

[maestromasada]

You can set different levels to access RMMC - Is there not an access right which only allows basic message facility?

Thanks, play with Delegate and Authorised, and only Network access did it, but it means giving them access to others things in the console, which is a no no

[maestromasada]

I think this is a management issue rather than a technological one.

You are totally right, if it was my choice i will deny them access to the network in they continue missing the registers

[philwaud]

Yep, agree with it being a management issue.

It isnt a legal requirement to take a register though, just to register students for two sessions a day ie at the start of the day and at the end (or start of the afternoon session).

Having said that, it would be really useful to be able to fire a reminder to staff who have forgotten!

Phil

[GREED]

+1 for NetSend, brilliant to make a point very quickly!