Classroom Email Projects
Simple Email messages can be used as interactive classroom projects. There are many sites listing email addresses of teachers wanting to exchange email.

Elementary students who do not have their own email address can participate in a number of ways. 

  •       Students take turns adding information to a word processing document open on one computer. When completed, the document is saved, copied and pasted into an email message and sent or sent as an email attachment. 
  •      Students work at their own computers to type their email messages. Each message is saved into a folder that everyone can share. The teacher takes the information from the folder and copies and pastes it into a word processing document or email message. 

     Sometimes it is easier from a classroom management point of view to have pairs or groups of students write to pairs or groups of students in another class. This is helpful when students or absent or if one or two children do not get a their email messages completed. 

Email exchanges are most successful when they focus on a particular topic. Suggested ideas include:

  •      a particular subject each class will research and compare (temperature readings, landforms, local history; 
  •      a book both classes read and share ideas as they go
  •      one class can write cliff hangers and the other class can finish the stories 
  •      participate in an on line open ended story 
  •      parallel science experiments or conducted surveys can be done and compared
  •      join and participate in an ongoing email project on the web
Class projects emailing experts in various fields are also successful.  Parents of students or employees of community businesses can also be used. This is a great way to supplement the career projects at many grade levels. There are many Ask an Expert sites on the web that can be used for this purpose.
Ask an Expert Sites Ask an Expert Links Ask a Science/Math Expert

Web Sites for Locating Teachers' Email Addresses

  • ePals - The World's Largest K-12 Online Classroom and electronic pen pal network
  • Web66 - Links to thousands of K-12 schools' web sites which, in most cases, contain email addresses for the teachers
  • Classroom Connect's Teacher Database- Search database by subject, grade level, etc
  • IECC Browse this extensive database to find schools for email partnerships.
  • Mighty Media Keypals Club Good place to find keypals to link up with or invite to join your project.
  • Keypals Club International Another good source to find keypals (registration required).

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