The first decision is who will be sending and receiving mail. Often this is the media center or the office. The sending and receiving of messages in Learning Circles will be different for each classroom. Some classes will be working within a conference structure others will be using electronic mail. Electronic mail makes it very easy for students of any age to take over the role of sending and receiving messages.
Many teachers like to involve their students in the process.
A few students might volunteer to send and receive mail for the whole session. A common procedure is for the teacher to show one group how to send and receive mail and then for each group to teach the next one. While it is technically easy for students to send mail, it remains important for teachers to play a role in reviewing what is sent on the network. In some cases, without teacher supervision, students have sent messages that are nonproductive or offensive. It is a good practice to have your electronic mail senders print a copy of outgoing mail and show it to you before they send it online.