In addition to carrying on personal correspondence with your family, friends and colleagues, you can use your e-mail account to join a listserve (also called a mailing list). A Listserve / Mailing List is an on-going discussion of a specific topic by interested participants conducted entirely through the exchange of e-mail messages. New messages are automatically forwarded to all members subscribed to the listserve. Upon reading the latest message, Mailing List members have the option of responding only to the individual who added the message or to the entire mailing list.

A listserve has been established to facilitate whole-group communication between participants of this module. The listserve will be used by the online guide(s) to make general announcements of interest to the whole group. Course participants are encouraged to use the listserve to share information with the group and to seek assistance on topics related to the course. Your next assignment will be to subscribe to the Kings Canyon Unified School District listserve.

(Please note:  There is no charge for joining this group. "Subscribing" is just the technical term used to describe the process of joining the listserve. This listserve is hosted on Topica, a company which hosts free listserve groups in exchange for a small footer advertisement. You may view Topica's privacy policy on their website. If you are interesting in setting up your own listserve groups, you are invited to visit Topica at http://www.topica.com

Join the listserve now following these instructions.

1. Using either Outlook Express or Web Mail, send an email message to the following address:
   
   kcusd-subscribe@topica.com
   
   
2. Leave the subject: and message body fields blank. (Note: if your e-mail software requires that you enter something in the subject field, just position the cursor in the subject field and hit the space bar.)
3. Send the message.
4. The Topica listserve computer will respond with a message addressed to the e-mail address that you used when sending the subscription message.
5. Follow the instructions in the message to complete your subscription to the Kings Canyon Unified School District istserve.
6. Note: There is no charge for "subscribing" to the listserve.. that is just the term used to describe the process of joining the listserve group.

Sending messages to the Kings Canyon Unified School District listserve:

1. Open Outlook Express or Web Mail and create a message addressed to:
   
   kcusd@topica.com
   
   
2. Enter a short title in the Subject: field.
3. Type your message in the body of the e-mail message.
4. Send the e-mail message. The message will automatically be re-sent to everyone subscribed to the mailing list.

Replying to messages received from the Kings Canyon Unified School District listserve:

Please note: You have two options in replying to mailing list messages. You may either send a reply only to the person who originally sent the message or you may send a reply that is sent to everyone subscribed to the mailing list.

To send a reply to the person who sent the original message:

1. With the original message on the screen, select the Reply option from your e-mail software.
2. Double check that only that person's e-mail address appears in the To: field.
3. Type your message in the body of the e-mail message and Send it.
4. A message sent in this manner will bypass the listserve and be sent only to the person who wrote the original message.

To send a reply to the entire mailing list:

1. With the original message on the screen, select the Reply to All option from your e-mail software.
2. You should see kcusd@topica.com in either the TO: or CC: fields. Your software may automatically include the e-mail address of the original sender in the TO: or CC: fields.
3. Type your message and Send it.
4. A message sent in this manner will be sent to all members of the listserve.

Important Note: If your e-mail software automatically includes the original message in the reply message that you are sending, you will want to edit or delete the original message as a courtesy to other listserve members.

Try it now...

1. Address an e-mail message to: kcusd@topica.com
2. In the Subject field, type "Self Introduction"
3. In the body of the message, introduce yourself to the Kings Canyon Unified School District Listserve Group. Describe your present teaching assignment. Tell how you have used e-mail and the world wide web in your classroom. Feel free to share a suggestion or ask a question.
4. Send the message.

To encourage online interaction with other course participants, it is suggested that you respond to a minimum of two (2) Kings Canyon Unified School District listserve messages while you are completing this module. Record the dates on which you sent these replies in your logbook.

Unsubscribing from the Kings Canyon Unified School District Listserve

When you complete the online module, you can unsubscribe from the Kings Canyon Unified School District Listserve by:

1. sending an email message to:
   
   kcusd-unsubscribe@topica.com
   
   
2. Leave the subject: and message body fields blank. (Note: if your e-mail software requires that you enter something in the subject field, just position the cursor in the subject field and hit the space bar.)
3. Send the message.
4. The Topica listserve computer will respond with a message addressed to the e-mail address that you used when sending the unsubscribe message.
5. Follow the instructions in the message to complete the unsubscribe process.

Of course, you are more than welcome to continue your participation in the Kings Canyon Unified School District listserve after you complete the online communications module.

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