• Netscape Messenger
• Pine

Send youself an e-mail

Using either Netscape Messenger or PIne, send yourself an e-mail.  To do this, enter your own e-mail address in the TO: field.  Now, open the client you did not use to send the e-mail.  Read your e-mail message.

Choose an e-mail partner

Choose someone in your homroom to be your e-mail partner.  This person can be sitting next to you or across the room.  Write down their e-mail address.  Using the e-mail cient of your choice, send an e-mail to your partner.  Once you have received and read the message they sent you, reply to their e-mail. 

*Ongoing activity:  The best way to become adept at anything is to practice.  E-mail will become easier over time if you continue to e-mail daily with your partner.

Join the WIT2000-L electronic mailing list

Electronic mailing list are convenient ways to discuss various topics and keep in touch with others who share your interest.  To join the WIT2000-L electronic mailing list,  go to the CUIP mailing list web page.
Select WIT2000-L from the list.  Once you are on the correct web page, scroll down to the section titled, Subscribing to WIT2000-L.  Enter your e-mail address at the prompt and choose an easy to remember password. (Note: your subscription information will be e-mailed to you monthly just in case you forget your password.  You will need your password to change any of your preferences.)
Decide whether you would like to receive the messages individually, as they are posted, or all at once, in Digest form.  Click on the Subscribe button. 

You are now subscribed to WIT2000-L. 

*There are other electronic mailing lists available for educators.  Two such mailing lists are:
Site of the School Day Mailing List
Classroom Connect's Connected Teacher Mailing Lists
The Class Web Mailing List
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