continue to access their e-mail while they're in college. We have only
continued the use of their e-mail accounts for the last three years or so;
there is no extensive data about long-term use. The FirstClass system is
not easily manageable on Blackberries and its iPhone app is cumbersome.
_____________________________________________
Darren Silvis
Director of Alumni Relations
Georgetown Day School
Phone: 202-295-1062
E-mail: dsilvis@gds.org
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Continuation of discussion.....
>
>Allison Garrett
>Lower School Technology Coordinator
>Intermediate History
>
>Donoho School
>2501 Henry Road
>Anniston, AL 36207
>(256) 236-4459
>
>www.donohoschool.com
>
>agarrett@donohoschool.com
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Brian Lee
>Sent: Wed 4/14/2010 12:13 PM
>To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Re: Email for Alums
>
>At least until they get to college or apply for a job.
>
>I doubt that
>...employers will contact a potential job candidate through Facebook.
>...online college applications will send acceptance letter to their
>Facebook
>account.
>...banks will send their notification letters to their Facebook account.
>...send homework assignments to their teachers via Facebook (though they
>could)
>
>It's one thing to use Facebook for personal contact, it's another for
>business relationships.
>
>
>Brian Lee
>Manlius Pebble Hill School
>
>
>
>> From: Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org>
>> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators
><ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:34:14 -0700
>> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> Subject: Re: Email for Alums
>>
>> The only thing I worry about is if an alum chooses to use an email
>account
>> inappropriately, there is no recourse the school can do other than
>close the
>> account.
>>
>> We have been talking about emails with our alums. (We are a K-8
>school.)
>> What I have noticed is that fewer and fewer high school students use
>email. I
>> have two of my own kids, and I either have to "Facebook" or text them
>if I
>> need to contact them. (They are 18 and 21, and they do not live at
>home.)
>> They both have email accounts, but they check them maybe once a month.
>>
>> I think we need to rethink how we are staying in contact with our
>alums. I
>> love email and use it all the time, but that is not really what the
>kids use
>> anymore.
>>
>> Renee Ramig
>> Seven Hills School
>>
>
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