Relevant Links
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webTeacher Tutorial:
Sending Electronic Mail. This excellent website for teachers is a joint
project of the TECH CORPS and cable television industry.The "self-paced
Internet tutorial that puts both basic and in-depth information about the
World Wide Web at a teacher's fingertips ... e-mail, video conferencing,
chat rooms, Web page (can) design, Internet safety, curriculum material
research," etc.
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You've Got Mail
by James Lehrman recommends "ten nifty ways your teachers can use e-mail
to extend kids' learning." Suggested classroom activities include corresponding
with keypals from other places, sending e-mail to your congressman, collaborating
on a travel brochure, and more. Also gives helpful advices regarding safe
e-mail practices for children.
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OzEmail-
Business Tutorial - Management - Mailing Lists. Made in Australia,
this well-designed tutorial for business executive addresses specific rules
to mailing list participants. These are practical tips such as to restrain
from responding until after you have read all messages, and to avoid superflous
messages. There are also tutorials from commercial mail, e-mail security,
hoaxes and scams, and newsgroups.
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Moderated Newsgroup
FAQ by Denis McKeon. This is for people who know a little about Usenet
and other Internet newsgroups, who want to know more about moderated newsgroups,
and how to create and moderate a newgroup.
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news.newusers.questions
Official Mirror Sites. This is a newsgroup in which newcomers to newsgroups
and the Internet in general can ask questions and hopefully get useful
answers. Select the nearest mirror site for tips on how to test and develop
your posting abilities.
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Netiquette Home Page by
Virginia Shea, "Miss Manners of the Internet" and author of the classic
Netiquette
book first published in 1994. This website not only offers excerpts from
the book, but also the complete online edition on Business Netiquette,
Love and Sex in Cyberspace, and The Art of Flaming.
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The Net: User Guidelines
and Netiquette by Arlene Rinaldi has separate sections discussing e-mail
user responsibility, telnet protocol, FTP, newsgroups, and Web sites. The
Questions/Answers portion tackles more specific concerns like children
participating in group discussions, why electronic receipts are considered
rude, and punctuations or the difference between Web and e-mail communications.
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