The first copy is filed in the notebook and the second copy is given to either the teacher or to a group in the class that is responsible for communications from a specific school. Each week, a group member would be called on to report to everyone, sometimes reading parts of messages that are relevant. They would store the copies in a folder with the school name. If participation in Learning Circles is taking place from the media center, the second copy of the message might be posted on a bulletin board under the school name. Each week, messages can be taken down and filed in folders with the school names.
Some teachers like to keep copies of all messages sent online for the session.
They prepare enough disks or space on the hard drive so that all messages are saved. As with the print copies there are two major strategies for storing mail. Either chronologically as received or moved to folders according to school and project. You will need to set up a folder or strategy for storing electronic copies of work sent to you for your project. This is work that you and your students will need to summarize and present to your partners.