Discord crashes the Microsoft Teams party and waves at teachers and students

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Published onMarch 17, 2020

published onMarch 17, 2020

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Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts, and Zoomhave become the best waysfor teachers to continue education during the Coronavirus crisis, but they can now count on Discord, too. The platform that is usually associated with video gaming communitiestoday released a new blog post, showing how teachers can use Discord as a virtual classroom.

According to the post, Discord, as a company, recently made the decision to change the user limit on the Go Live feature of its platform from 10 to 50 people. This popular feature allows gamers to stream their screen, and “present” their content to their viewers. The decision was apparently designed to help teachers, as the company was “flooded with requests from educators asking: What can I do with Discord?”

welcome educators new to Discord ????

you can now create your own pre-organized classroom space with one single click.

we wrote up some words on how to best use Discord with your students:https://t.co/Bd64IXBZzApic.twitter.com/HgcmdIDJnO

— Discord (@discord)March 17, 2020

In the post, Discord essentially explains that on its own platform, teachers have access to many features found on other services like Microsoft Teams. From chats, video conferencing, and more, the list of what’s possible on Discord includes the following:

Discord has also created a server template to help teachers get started with using the platform in education. It’s worth noting, though, that there is an age limit, as the minimum age to join Discord is 13. This might be problematic for younger students in grade-school; but for older teenagers, it may very well help as they are likely familiar with the platform anyway.

It’s quite interesting to see the Discord suddenly push its services for use outside of gaming and in education. But, knowing the dangers of Coronavirus, it’s great to see another player join in to help support remote-education. Do you think you’d use Discord for learning? Let us know in the comments below.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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