Re: computerdisc-l: Email

["Patti Flint" <pflint@panola.com>]

I do believe they need to experience email.  I also had some of the problems
you are describing.  No matter how hard you preach to them about not sharing
passwords, they still do.  I had trouble with students talking ugly about
classmates and as all teenagers are bound to do, one of them would forward
it to the person in question and feelings got hurt.  We discontinued email a
few weeks ago due to very inappropriate graphics being forwarded around.  I
don't know what the answer is here.  I just don't have the time needed to
monitor it well enough to feel comfortable telling parents, "Yes, it is
monitored!"  I am sure you understand that too.  We set up keypals with
another class in another city and had at least two instances of "threats"
being mailed to my students.  I would love to hear some other comments on
this subject.

Patti Flint

-----Original Message-----
From: Christye VanHorn <cvanhorn@network-one.com>
To: computerdisc-l@Lists.MsState.Edu <computerdisc-l@Lists.MsState.Edu>
Date: Monday, May 08, 2000 8:40 PM
Subject: computerdisc-l: Email


>I used Gaggle for email this year and it was also a night mare.  If you
>set
>it up to block ALL inappropriate language, you could spend an hour or
>two a
>day in the "block" folder.  My students learned to put ** and XX , etc
>to
>try to block words so I had to say ANY form of the word would go to my
>blocked folder.  I also had so much trouble with kids telling others
>their
>password OR some figuring out others passwords.  I had one instance of
>someone going into someone else's email account and copying a letter and
>
>sending it to someone.  I spent a whole weekend with parents fighting
>about
>that.  Also, they would go to gaggle and switch to hotmail when they
>thought I would not see them.  Unless I change my mind, I will not allow
>
>email at all next year unless they use the school's Pegasus email and
>then
>the tech coordinator will handle all misuses.  I'm sorry I ran on and on
>
>but allowing email has been much more hassle than it was worth.
>
>"Cassandra A. Shidler" wrote:
>
>> What, if anything, are teachers currently using for student e-mail
>> addresses?  For next year, what would you suggest to use, OR what
>would
>> you suggest not to use?
>>
>> cas@olemiss.edu
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