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What is a list server?

• It is an automatic mailing list. Members send a message and everyone on the list receives that message in their e-mail in-box.

What is EdSelect?

• This list server is established for Ontario teachers and teacher-librarians to share urls and teaching strategies that they have found useful.

• You are invited to send me an e-mail to join the EdSelect List Server. Please include your name, School, Grade, Board, and curriculum  interests. This helps me to select sites that best serves the subscribers.  I will add your e-mail address to the list on receipt of this information.
  
  
• You will  then receive a message outlining the policies and protocol for using the listserv.

List Servers

• LM_NET Listserv
  http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
  For teacher-librarians: A caution- there can be up to 100 messages a day during the school year. However, it is worth weeding through the messages to harvest valuable sources and contacts. You can also receive the messages in digest form. The LM_NET archive can be searched at LM_NET Archive
  • LM_NET Wiki Annex
    This space is used to SHARE--files, images, lessons, handouts, rubrics, presentations, etc.--anything that doesn't fit on the listserv. Use of this space demonstrate how teacher-librarians can use new landscapes to create serious professional tools.
    
    
    
• EDTECH
  http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb/
  For teachers and computer site administrators: Messages are moderated. The topics include computer technical queries, computer program suggestions, activities and lesson plans for computer use.
  
  
• Child Lit
  http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mjoseph/childlit/about.html
  Child_Lit is an unmoderated discussion group convened for the express purpose of examining the theory and criticism of literature for children and young adults
  
  
• Network Nuggets (listserv suspended, may resume at a later date)
  http://www.cln.org/lists/nuggets/nug_index.html
  This is the list server that got me hooked using this mode of resourcing. It is sponsored by the British Columbia Ministry of Education. There are many sites in their archive for your web page selecting including on-line resources and lesson plans.
  
  
• Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
  http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
  Many useful sites are archived here, including resources and lesson plans organized subject area.
  
  
• Big6
  http://www.big6.com/index.php
  Lesson plans, teaching ideas, on-line newsletter, and listerver for Information Literacy strategies. Read about their electronic discussion group. Sign up information can be found here.
  
  
  

Listserver Programs

• Yahoo! Groups
  http://groups.yahoo.com/
  Start your own free list server by registering with Yahoo Groups (formerly eGroups). This is the list server that Simcoe Selections is on.
  
  
• Topica
  http://www.topica.com/index.html
  Start your own discussion group or on-line newsletter.
  
  
• CommunityZero
  http://www.communityzero.com/
  Community zero provides a secure environment for discussion and file sharing. 30 day free trial.
  
  
• Quick Topic
  http://www.quicktopic.com/
  A location for on-line discussion.
  
  
• MailMan
  http://www.list.org/
  Mailman is free software for managing electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists. Mailman is integrated with the web, making it easy for users to manage their accounts and for list owners to administer their lists. Mailman supports built-in archiving, automatic bounce processing, content filtering, digest delivery, spam filters, and more.  You will need to download this program to your server.
  
  
  
  Chat Sites
  
• Teachers.Net
  http://www.teachers.net/
  Chat site and lesson plan collection. An on-line chat forum for teachers.
  
  
• ICQ
  http://www.icq.com/
  Free chat program to download. You can select your setting so that you choose who is on your chat list. A good program for communicating with long distance students and solving technical problems with colleagues.
  
  
• mIRC: An Internet Relay Chat program
  http://www.mirc.com/
  A free chat program to download. This program is used by many list servers and chat sites.
  
  
• Teachers Helping Teachers
  http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/index.html#anchor563053
  An archival site of lesson plans. Includes chat rooms and on-line bulletin boards by subject area for teachers using mIRC. Guest visitors who lead professional discussions are regular highlights.
  
  
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Copyright 2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday August 24, 2008 1:42 PM