Friday, November 22

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Facebook Launched Messenger Kids With Parental Control
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Facebook Launched Messenger Kids With Parental Control

Facebook rolled out its Messenger Kids application to 70 new countries, saying it can help children deal with the challenges of distance learning and isolation during the virus lockdowns. The app, which is aimed at children under 13, will also be adding a "supervised friending" feature enabling parents to approve new connections, starting in the United States and gradually rolling out to other countries. "With schools closed and people physically distancing, parents are turning to technology more than ever to help their kids connect with friends and family," Facebook's global head of safety Antigone Davis said in a blog post. "Messenger Kids is a video chat and messaging app that helps kids connect with friends and family in a fun, parent-controlled space. Today, we're starting to...
IIM-A Offer e-learning To Deliver Management Education Through Distance Learning
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IIM-A Offer e-learning To Deliver Management Education Through Distance Learning

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) will launch e-learning programmes to deliver management education through distance learning. The institute will launch several programmes in the coming months in collaboration with NIIT Ltd and Hughes Education, companies that provide online learning services, the leading business school said in a statement here. The institute has signed agreements with both the companies to deliver management education content using electronic mode in the form of synchronous studio-to-classroom programmes. "Management education is going through dramatic changes, especially with regard to infusion of technology challenging the traditional content delivery model," it said. "IIM-A is set to launch several e-learning programmes over the next fe...