Re: Fancy Signatures

["Stephen E. Collins" <lm_net@SEC.MICRO.UMN.EDU>]

In message <199506301644.MAA02633@listserv.syr.edu> Kathy Graves writes:
> I've been thinking about what I want to have teachers do in a class (for
> this fall) I'm putting together for our new Technology Training Lab (with
> 11 networked Mac LC 630's, all hooked directly into our Internet node).
> This class will be filled with the technophobic

I suggest skipping the e-mail training altogether at first.  Start
by showing them the World Wide Web and all the resources out there.
The web is so easy to use that anybody can do it, it's easy to
explain enough so that they understand it, and the tremendous
wealth of resources is enough to interest everyone.

E-mail, though important and useful, is a relatively dry and difficult
subject to teach.  After they get hooked on the web, THEN train them
in the complexities of e-mail.  From their web browsing experience,
they will learn about and understand the importance of e-mail, and
will be more motivated to learn it.


<a href="http://Web66.coled.umn.edu/WebMaster.html">Stephen E. Collins</a>
University of Minnesota    Fax: (612) 625-6817     sec@web66.coled.umn.edu

    The biggest danger to children on the Internet is FEAR MONGERS.