Install Groupwise Messenger at Home

Hi Folks;

Some of you may want to chat with your friends within the school district during the summer, on the weekends, or just after school - and you can't be bothered to learn a different Instant Messaging program.

Here is how you can install Groupwise Messenger at home. Don't worry, this isn't a method of "The District" spying on your home computer and invading your home.

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Here is the direct link for the install:
https://messenger.weber.k12.ut.us:8300/

Yes, this will even work for you Mac folks out there.

And if you'd like a little more help, here's a short video.

Enjoy.

Instant Messenger Basics

This video will cover some of the Groupwise Instant Messenger basics.  Some of you are beyond this, so just sit back, relax, and enjoy my super awesome voice.  8)

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It's about 5 minutes long.  Enjoy.

Import an Instant Messenger Contact List

Hi folks, the general concept applies to anybody using Groupwise Messenger, but I'll be using the example of Roy High's list.

Instant Messenger pop-ups and alerts

Are those popup boxes annoying you whenever somebody logs on or off?

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Your school's Messenger Contacts

You should have every staff member at your school added to your Instant Messenger list. This makes communication very quick and convenient. Instead of adding each person 1 by 1, you can import the complete list all at once. Here's how:

Instant Messenger Auto-Login

When you login each day, set your Instant Messenger to login automatically. Security shouldn't be too big of a concern, because if a visitor got this far, they would have had your password anyways to start the computer up.