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COMMUNICATING
ON THE INTERNET:
E-MAIL, MAILING LISTS, AND OTHER FORMS
OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
Teaching With the Internet:
Marilyn Campbell's Classroom
• Marilyn thought international keypals would
be great. She subscribed to a mailing list of Intercultural E-mail
Classroom Connections. Next, she
sent a message to other teachers on MIDDLE-L, a
mailing list she first
discovered and then joined during an in-service for the district.
Using E-Mail in the
Classroom
Central Sites 
for Keypals
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• ePals Classroom Exchange
Teachers can look for class matches based on age, geography, and
languages among other criteria.
• ESD
105
(lost) allows teachers to search for matching keypal classes in the US
and
abroad through free subscription to current K-2, 3-5, 6-8, or high
school groups.
• Gaggle stresses safety and control by
monitoring, blocking inappropriate messages and language, and only
allowing sign-up through teachers and schools.
• Heinemann Interactive
Located in Australia, sponsored by Heinemann publishing, this site is
open to students and teachers who may post messages on lists for
students from 5-10 years; 11-13 years; and 14-20 years.
• Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections
Located at St. Olaf's College, this is a good site for linking with
keypals and partners from different countries.
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• NETIQUETTE
The
Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette by Arlene H.
Rinaldi is the most comprehensive site we’ve found on Netiquette.
Mailing Lists
 E-MAIL FOR YOU
From: Cindy Lockerman
Cindy recommends reading the archives of Listserv or join it yourself.
The archives are located at http://listserv.syr.edu/archives/. |
Central Sites
for Mailing Lists
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• Liszt contains over 90,000 lists managed by
listserv, listproc, and majordomo, as well as independently managed
lists. Liszt has a brief, but useful, introduction to lists with
helpful tips for beginners.
• Reference.Com
Another very comprehensive list that allows advanced searches for
thousands of mailing lists.
• TileNet
You can search for lists alphabetically by name, subject, or domain.
• EdWeb
is a much smaller list that focuses on lists related to education,
especially K-12 issues, educational technology, and education reform.
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Useful Mailing Lists
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• ECENET-L
is for those interested in early childhood education, ages 0-8.
• EDTECH
is an active list about the use of technology in education.
• MIDDLE-L
is for classroom teachers, administrators, parents, and anyone else
interested in middle schools and middle school students.
• WWWEDU
This very active list was created to, "...provide an online 'commons'
where teachers, academics, web designers, students, and concerned
citizens could voice their opinions and suggestions on how to better
develop the Web as a pedagogical instrument."
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Reading Newsgroups With
Internet Explorer
and Netscape Communicator
• If you have trouble locating newcomer's
newsgroups on your server ,
go to the Index of Usenet FAQs. This posts all the
information
from the newcomers groups as well as FAQs and welcome messages for
hundreds of other newsgroups.
Central Sites for Newsgroups
Real-Time Communication
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For Chat
•
Teachers Helping Teachers Chat Area
This site contains brief, but useful, how-to information. You can also
join real-time conversations with other teachers.
• Help for Conferencing with IRC
Help & FAQ files for using Internet Relay Chat conferencing.
• The Teacher's Network
You can join real-time discussions with other teachers.
• IRCLE
Information and downloadable chat software for Macs.
• mIRC
Information and downloadable chat software for PCs.
For Instant Messaging
• America Online
AOL's new Buddy Software allows teachers and students to set up their
own private buddy lists, which should eliminate the problem of safety
because only those on the list can chat.
For MOOs
• Telnet
Tips for Connecting to MOOs
This site gives information on using Telnet, the most common ways to
enter MOOs.
• MOOSECROSSING
This is a MOO designed especially for 9-13 years olds.
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Visiting the Classroom:
Riki Peto's
High School Social Studies Classes in Washington
Riki Peto demonstrates the power of
cross-cultural communication and collaboration in the projects she
develops with her students at Pasco High School in Pasco, Washington.
• Riki Peto's Class Page
• Riki Peto's article
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