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5. How to use email

Email is one of the most used and useful Information and Comunication Technology (ICT) tools around today. Most of us probably write email in both our personal and proffesional lives, and the same thing is true for many our learners.

Before starting to use email with learners, you will need to check that your learners have cartain basic skills in place. Learners need to be familiar not only in mechanics of sending and receiving email and attachments, but also the kind of language used in email, as well as the ‘rules of engagement’, or netiquette, required in email use. Basic skills may be considered in two groups: communication skills and technical skills.

There are many ways of using email with learners out of class, learners can submit classwork attachments by email, whic can be marked by teacher, and returned by email. The teacher can email learners a summary of classwork, plus homework or extra material, or updates on classes, after each class or on a regular basis, and other useful ways.

Using email during class time is worth doing if more comlex projects are being set up and if your learners have limited access to computers outside the classroom. One of method here is we can use email with learners during class as a data collection project.

A data collection project requires learners to send email to real companies, individuals, organisations or websites to solicit information. This information is then collated for comparison, and a presentation or written is prepared the topic. Gived that the chances of unsolicited emails not being answered is high, it’s important to ensure that you choose the topic that requires your learners to send emails that stand a good chance of receiving a response.