Education and Electronic Mail
Educational Uses of E-mail
With electronic
mail you and your students can, send and receive e-mail, send and
receive files and pictures, or subscribe to topic based mailing lists
or listservs. It is awesome to think, that through the power of
telecommunication, you have direct access to anyone in the world with
an e-mail address. The possibilities are practically endless. Class or
individual key-pals (Internet lingo for pen-pals) are an
excellent use of this electronic resource. You can even display a world map and
mark the origin of all the mail you and your class receive.
Using e-mail you can write anyone in the world who has an e-mail address, irregardless of what type of computers you have or what Internet Service provider you use.
There are no extra charges for sending e-mail messages long distances. Usually e-mail is transferred very rapidly to whomever it is sent to.
Many web sites have e-mail addresses where you can contact someone who works with the web site. Other web sites
allow you to give your e-mail address to receive information you are interested in. An example of a site that will e-mail you additional information
based upon your interests is the
Classroom Connect Infobot. Check out the documents on the infobot and send one that interests you to your e-mail account. Another site that is mostly for
entertainment purposes allows you to send electronic greeting cards over e-mail. There are many companies that offer this service at no charge, including
Hallmark Cards. Try sending one of these to yourself or a friend.
Using Listservs as an Educational Tool
Listservs are mailing lists which allow a number of individuals to share information
on a given topic. They are interactive because any member can read and
write posts to the list at any time. There are thousands of lists to choose
from and they cost nothing to join.
To subscribe to a list send a message to the administrative address.
The body of the message should say: subscribe "exact name of list" "your name". You
will soon receive a message back from the list telling you the general list
guidelines, how to post messages, and how to unsubscribe. Make sure you
save this message for further reference. [From this page on the list name to subscibe.]
General Education
| Topic | List Name |
| Child Abuse | ABUSE-L |
| Child Centered Learning | learning |
| Early Childhood Education | ECEOL-L |
| ECE/Young Children (0-8) | ECENET-L |
| Education Administration (K-12) | K12ADMIN |
| Gender and Education | gened |
| Intercultural E-Mail | iecc |
| Physical Education & Sports | ISCPES |
| Kids Global Networking | KIDSPHERE |
| Library/Information Science Ed | JESSE |
| Library Media Specialists | LM_NET |
| Multicultural Education | MULTC-ED |
| Physical Education | USPE-L |
Science
| Topic | List Name |
| Biology Teacher Enhancement | BIOPI-L |
| Chemistry Education | CHEMED-L |
| Geology and Earth Science | GEOED-L |
| Science Ed Computer Applications | APPL-L |
| Science Education Reform | NCPRSE-L |
| Science Teaching in Elem. Schools | T321-L |
Social Studies
| Topic | List Name |
| Geography Education | GEOGED |
| Global Studies | GLBL-HS |
| Today in History | today |
Special Education
| Topic | List Name |
| Attention Defecit/Hyperactivity Disorder | add-parents |
| Behavioral and Emotional Disorders | BEHAVIOR |
| Deaf Education:Practical Issues | EDUDEAF |
| English as a Second Language | TESLK-12 |
| Mentally Retarded Deaf Education | MRDEAF-L |
| Special Education | SPECED-L |
| Special Education Topics | spedtalk |
Computers and Technology
| Topic | List Name |
| Children Accessing Controversial Info Through Networks | CACI |
| Computer Applications in Education: What's New | QUIDNOVI |
| Computers in Education | INFED-L |
| Computer Networking in Education | CNEDUC-L |
| Consortium for School Networking | COSNDISC |
| Education and Information Technology | EDUTEL |
| Ed Computing and Instructional Development | ECID-L |
| Educational Resources on the Internet | EDRES-L |
| Educational Technology | EDTECH |
| Global School Net | globalschoolnet-watch |
| Integrating Technology in the Schools | ITS |
| Internet Access for K-12 | WVNK12-L |
| Internet Use in K-12 Education | network_nuggets-L |
| Kids Global Networking | KIDLINK |
| Technology in Education | JEI-L |
| World Wide Web in Education | WWWEDU |
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