2003 8:27
AM
Subject: RE: [info-tech] Questions of
student email
Vicki
At Estherville
Lincoln Central our students had email accounts when I came to the
district. It was a nightmare!!! First of all, students were
emailing each other from English class to Computer
Vicki
At Estherville Lincoln Central our
students had email accounts when I came to the district. It was a
nightmare!!! First of all, students were emailing each other from English
class to Computer Apps class and not working – this happened a lot.
Second of all network traffic was
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Nancy
"Michael A. Linde" wrote:
> We also do not allow students to use email. In the past it has bec
We also do not allow students to use email. In the past it has become more of a
hassle trying to make sure and police the machines. If a student needs to use email
for a college class or for some other useful reason, I set one up for them and tell
them it may be monitored. This seems to be th
When we first installed a
network, we reviewed student email and decided that the educational value just
wasn't there in comparison to the possible problems. Since our students
didn't have email from the git-go, it has never been an issue for them.
Whatever you decide to do, be sure th
We have decided that email is a great time
waster for students. They spend time sending jokes or attachments to each other
one or two computers away. If a student needs email for something, then email
is assigned, otherwise they have no email. We also block yahoo, msn, hotmail,
etc. with S
We have an email address for each student in grades 9-12 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), but they
don't use it. The client is Novell GroupWise, since we have Novell servers. Some
teachers use it, though. We do allow students to use hotmail, yahoomail, etc. It is
very hard to block all of the possible e
