On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 14:55 -0500, Robert Citek wrote: > On Jul 6, 2006, at 1:29 PM, tms wrote: > > thinking about this weekend's class on email, and about the problems I > > saw with Daija's email account, is making me wonder whether we should > > come up with yet another handout, or another page or two to the > > parents' > > handout sheet I posted to the site earlier this week, to address > > some of > > the issues with email. What do you think? > > What kind of problems were you seeing with Daija's account? Is this > a problem that would go away if we assigned webmail accounts and did > that early in the session (e.g first or second class)? > > Handouts and docs are good. But no handouts/docs are even better. > If we could simplify things to the point where docs aren't needed, > then it would be one less thing for us to maintain and one less thing > for students/parent to lose. > > BTW, can we move this on-list? I think input from others would be > valuable.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bworks_shop/message/446> was posted early in June -- down near the end it lists some of the problems with his machine, including his email account. Basically, the kids have no experience at email at all until the last day, and were not getting any hands-on experience even then, just watching what Dave was showing them on the projector. But yes, I think starting an online thread about this is a good idea. Also, for this coming Saturday, we already created their accounts, so is there a way they can use Evolution on the classroom machines, get some hands-on? As I recall, we can receive POP3 no problem, but can't send outgoing SMTP (maybe something to do with service to the shop itself rather than the firewall?) -- maybe Karl knows more about it? There are really two sides to teaching about email -- one is just the form of communication itself; things like 'netiquette', not flaming, not giving out personal info to strangers, watching out for spam, phishing, virus-laden attachments (although those aren't really a big linux issue), basically using email responsibly and safely. The second is using a software tool for email management, and although the functions exist in any email client, the specifics are a bit different from one application to the next. And, maybe I'm making too much out of something that is really very simple. Comments? t. -- ***Propositions arrived at purely by logical means are completely empty as regards reality. - Albert Einstein *** ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/zCsqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bworks_shop/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
