It is we who will decide best how to use this new set of tools in the Teacher's Toolbox. When an email is sent to a Mailing List server the message is duplicated and sent to every member of the list. It can be sort of like a chain reaction when each mailing list member gets and responds to everyone else's message. The great advantage of Mailing Lists is that all messages come to you through your normal email account. You do not have to go to them on a web page.
Mailing lists can be lively and exciting or dull and boring.
Even at their worst, they are an efficient way to get a message to everyone in your class. At their best, class members, community leaders, experts in the field and the teacher are all carrying on intellectual discussion that cannot be duplicated in real life. Students who are not quick to raise their hand in the classroom often do very well in Mailing Lists because they have time to reflect and even do a little research before replying. CyberSchool All teachers in CyberSchool are provided with as many Mailing Lists for their courses as they wish. However, they must also have a 4J email account whether they use it or not.