Jeffrey L. Jones - Teacher Electronic Communication

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E-Communication Between Teachers - Some Details

Distribution Lists/Email Discussion/Forums: Here is a comparison chart of the various e-communications discussion formats:

	Personal Distribution List	Global Distribution List	Email discussion forum - LISTSERV	Web-Based Forums
Setup:	You do it	Request one from your School Technology Coordinator	Submit a request to Pete Koutoulas (District Web Manager)	Submit a request to Jeffrey Jones (District Technology Resource Teacher)
Who manages it?	You do!	You - or other designated list manager	You - or other designated list manager	You - or other designated forum manager
Who can use it?	Only you	Everyone	Only members	Only members
How do people join or leave the list?	You put them in/take them out	You put them in/take them out	People can join and leave as they choose#	People can join and leave as they choose#
What happens if someone replies to a message sent to the group?	You get the message...no one else	The sender gets the message...no one else	Every member of the list gets the message	It appears on the website - you must go there to read it
What happens if someone replies all...	Every member of the list gets the message	Every member of the list gets the message	Every member of the list gets the message	N/A
What happens when I delete a message to/from the list?	It's gone	It's gone	It's archived in raw text form, in time order	It's archived, organized by topic

# Depending on how the list is configured.