Besides Yahoo and Excite, how else can students get free email accounts to use for school?
There are WWW sites, such as Edmail (http://www.lightspan.com/). It is geared to students and educators and doesn’t allow chats. A very restrictive filter such as, I-Gear, will filter out Hotmail and Mailexcite, but will allow Edmail. Q: How are learning partners assigned? A: Once a connection is made students first names and interests are exchanged. One teacher pairs the teams of students and the exchange begins. The students are instructed to introduce themselves. They are coached about “Netiquette” and security issues, and asked not to release last names, addresses or phone numbers. At this point, the exchanges can take two different forms. The students can write informally about anything they desire or participate in a structured exchange in which they share specific information. In the initial stages of the exchange it is helpful to do a mini-unit about the location in the other country. Q: What are the pitfalls? A: A problem is school calendars. This is especially important when
