E-mail in the K-12 Classroom
General Information
General Information
ED Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet
This is a list of resources for teachers who would like to explore possibilities for cross-cultural interaction and global classroom projects.A Beginner's Guide to Effective E-mail
This guide created by Kaitlin Duck Sherwood aids beginners in the use of e-mail. It includes information on communication skills needed to effectively utilize this relatively new medium.
ePALS Webmail
ePALS offers free e-mail for students, parents, teachers and administrators. Select from either unmonitored or monitored accounts. Teachers can set up monitored e-mail accounts for individual students with filtering for profanity. The teacher is the monitor, and can set varying levels of filtering for whole classes or individual students.
Gaggle.Net
GaggleNet provides free, filtered, teacher-controlled e-mail accounts for students. Gaggle Allows you to:Top of page
- Block SPAM
- Automatically monitor messages
- Block pornographic e-mail
- Review student messages
- Block curse words
- Block e-mail with outsiders
Keypals
ePALS Classroom Exchange
At this site, you will find a large database of classes for exchanging e-mail correspondence.Keypals Club
Here is another database to search for keypals.Kidlink
Kidlink is an organization aimed at getting youth through the age of 15 involved in a global dialog.Top of page
Talk to the Experts
Ask an Expert
Here is an excellent resource for finding "experts" in a variety of fields and subject areas.Ask Dr. Math
Ask a Geologist
Ask Dr. Universe
Ask an Archaeologist
Ask the Space Scientist
Ask Paul, the Astronomer
Kidsconnect
Kidsconnect is a question-answering, help and referral service to K&endash;12 students on the Internet. The goal of the service is to help students access and use the information available on the Internet effectively and efficiently.Virtual Reference Desk
The Virtual Reference Desk provides resources and links to experts that offer will answer questions online.E-MATH
This page is a guide to e-mail based volunteer programs designed to help students master challenging math, science and technology.Electronic Emissary Home Page
The Emissary is a "matching service" that helps teachers with access to the Internet locate other Internet account-holders who are experts in different disciplines, for purposes of setting up facilitated curriculum-based, electronic exchanges among the teachers, their students, and the experts.
NASA Quest
NASA Quest's Question and Answer service provides students in K-12 grades with the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers that relate to NASA science, math and technology content.
Write to the NASA KIDS Team
Ask questions about space and beyond, the astronauts, NASA missions, the space shuttle, the space station, or whatever!Top of page
Online Projects
Global Schoolhouse Collaborative Learning Projects
On this page, you'll find links to quality collaborative projects, activities and articles for both teachers and students.
AT&T Learning Network
AT&T has provided a directory of links to quality online projects for teachers. Projects from all over the world are included, and annotations are provided.
Intercultural Classroom E-Mail Connections
IECC is a free teaching.com service to help teachers link with partners in other cultures and countries for email classroom pen-pal and other project exchanges.
Educational Projects: Montgomery County Public Schools
This page has descriptions of several online projects the author has completed with students of various ages. Samples of e-mail messages are included.
Teacher Listservs
Global Schoolhouse Mailing Lists
The Global SchoolNet Foundation hosts numerous mailing lists enabling educators to communicate and collaborate with one another across the globe.Classroom Connect
Visit this site for K-12 educators on using Internet in the classroom. Subscribe to their listserv by sending an e-mail to:crc-request@listserv.classroom.com
In the body of the message, type: subscribe digest crc
ERIC ( Educational Resources Information Center)
The ERIC site hosts a number of listservs on specific topic areas, from child care to ESL Literacy to assessment.Top of page
Netiquette/Internet Safety
Cybernetiquette Comix
Explore Disney Online's entertaining, interactive way for families to learn valuable lessons about online safety.BCK2SKOL Lesson 11: Netiquette
This page gives basic information for teachers and librarians on Netiquette - the proper code of behavior for talking on the Internet.Netiquette
This is the web version of Virginia Shea's book about remembering the human side of communicating on the Internet.Street Smart on the Web
Visit this Yahooligans site for the basic rules of online safety for kids.Child Safety on the Information Highway
Here you'll find rules for online safety, guidelines for parents, and explanations of risks and privacy issues.Child Safe Search Engines
This site lists search engines that are filtered or limited to web sites that contain appropriate material.Top of page
This page was last updated on January 31, 2003.
Direct comments and questions about this website via e-mail to Mary Hauber, Technology Consultant, Keystone Area Education Agency; Dubuque, Iowa at:
