Hi, Phil.
We do offer student email accounts, hosted on SmarterMail at the AEA, for grades 9-12. They are periodically monitored and their inbox size is limited, and they agree to use them only for school purposes. Violations result in the loss of the account. Our teachers and office staff find it great to be able to communicate directly with students that way, and it allows the students to access teachers directly, also. I find it invaluable in helping 1:1 students when they have problems outside of school. There certainly are risks, obviously. We've had a pretty small number of problems, mostly relating to romantically involved couples emailing each other every five minutes all day long. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- <http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com> http://newell-fondatech.blogspot.com iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Phillip Trimble Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:44 AM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: [info-tech] Student Email Policies Hello All, I am wondering if any of the school districts out there are allowing student's access to email, and if so are you willing to share your email policy with me. Here in Pocahontas we are in the final stages of implementing our 1 to 1's and just trying to tie up some loose ends. Thanks Phil Trimble IT Director Pocahontas Area Schools 712-335-4848
