E-Mail System

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Secure and monitored e-mail technologies used for student and mentor communication

Mentors and mentees in the E-Mentoring Program have two communication technologies: one-to-one e-mail or a group listserv. One-to-one e-mail is used by the mentor and mentee pairs for conversation. The listserv system allows groups of mentees and mentors to hold a virtual conversation involving all parties. Gaggle.net © is the e-mail system that is used by one-to-one mentor/mentee pairs and the group listserv. This system allows the teacher and program/site coordinator to monitor all e-mail communication between mentors and mentees.

What is Gaggle.net?

• Gaggle is a secure, monitored e-mail system.

• Gaggle mail is provided via the Internet.

• Users can log onto the Gaggle website using any computer with Internet access.

• Gaggle does not require any downloads or updates to your computer.

Why use Gaggle.net?

• Program coordinators have access to special monitoring and control sections within the Gaggle Network with the ability to:

  • Review any message which users have sent or received

  • Suspend user accounts

  • Change user passwords and screen names

• Gaggle has a built in monitoring system to watch for suspicious or questionable e-mail. These e-mails are sent to the program coordinator.

• Any user e-mail that looks questionable will be sent to the site coordinator's "Blocked" folder.

• E-mail messages are monitored for inappropriate words or phrases. The addresses of the sender/receiver are monitored.

• An advertisement free version of Gaggle.net is available for a reasonable yearly fee.

How do I use Gaggle.net?

• When you arrive at the Gaggle website, simply enter your name and password to access your account.

  • Users first see the Inbox screen.

  • This screen shows all of your mail folders and their contents.

  • Click on a message to open the selected e-mail.

  • After reading the message, you can:

    • reply.

    • view the next message.

    • start a new message.

• Program coordinators receive a master account with the Gaggle Network and can send and receive e-mail just like other users.

Additional features of Gaggle.net

• Spell check

• Speech-to-voice text reading

• Address books

• Ability to attach files

• E-mail folders

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