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Email Chelsea Boothe

Samantha Harrison

Jessica LiVolsi



Email is:

A short for the term Electronic mail. This mail is the new reliable, flexible, and easy way of communicating with fellow classmates, business workers, peers, etc. This form of mail is enabled by the internet which is the most powerful communication advancement that has happened in the 21st century and more. Electronic mail not only sends messages, but it receives, saves and is the most popular way of communicating today. It allows people to communicate through different networks and associate with people all over the world through gateways to other computer systems. It enables communication between families and friends in different states. Email has morphed into various alternative communication methods such as, electronic chats, texting, and emergency alerts. This way of communication is almost instantaneous which is very helpful for the lifestyles of people today. media type="custom" key="7153681"

The impact of email on educators and students:

Email has a huge impact on teachers and their students. Students are now able to reach their teachers outside the classroom. This is helpful because if a student has a question about school work over the weekend or at night, they can now reach their teacher before the next day of school. It is not only helpful that the students can contact their teachers outside of school, but the teachers can also do the same with their students. A teacher is now easily able to send an email to their students to remind them of something or ask them questions. Teachers are also able to send their students attachments to save paper and then the student can decide whether they need it printed out of not.

Email is not limited between teachers and their students. It can be used between teachers and their fellow teacher and/or faculty members. Teachers can use it in the same ways that they can use it with their students. Also, teachers can use it between themselves and the parents of their students. Many times teachers send letters home to parents with their students and parents never get the letter. With email teachers are able to send the parent a letter straight to them with a much better chance of them getting it or getting it faster. Parents are also able to send a message through email to their child's teacher. All together, email makes communication between educators, students, and parents a much easier job! 
 * While email is helpful and easy for parents, teachers and students to use, remember it is not encryted and you use should not put personal information that you do not want other people to see on there.**
 * For example: as a teacher, a students grades should not be passed through an email.**

Integrating this topic into Daily Instruction:

3-5 Email should be introduced to students beginning in late 3rd to early 4th grade. Email should be briefly be explained about what it is and why we use it. Introduction and use of email in these grades would vary depending on the school the children are in. Children who come from lower income areas may not have internet access at school or at home so it shouldn't have a large focus. Also, children who have parents that aren't very computer literate may have less knowledge than those children who do. In schools that have families who mostly all own computers and have the internet, there should be more focus on teaching how to use email. Teaching students this young to use email also depends greatly on the level of the student. 5-8 Students at this level can begin to understand email better and use it to help them. This is when homework assignments could start to be given, for example send an email to someone asking a question and print out the email and response. This is also a time when teachers can encourage students to email them with questions about homework or something they didn't understand in class. They can also email other students in the class with questions.

7-9 Much of the email use in grades 7-9 would be similar to grades 5-8. This would be a great time to find another school and have the classes become "email pals" with other students. There are websites set up for this, like [|www.epals.com] that can help with setting this up. Having an email pal would help the students get comfortable using email and establish friendships. Students could continue to email their teacher with questions they may have. 9-12 Depending on the school district, teachers can begin to send out homework assignments using email instead of giving it out in class. They can tell the students that the homework will be sent out by a certain time and they need to check it that night to turn in the next day. For students who don't have access to email at home, they can either be given their assignment at a later time or given access to a school computer to check their email. The student can also still be encouraged to email the teacher with any questions or concerns they may have.

References: [] [] <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/TEC/integrate/emailnclass.htm