I find that when I'm particular which courses I use bboard for and how I use it, students like and appreciate it. It's not for every course.
 
I use the drop box for assignments and it saves ink and carrying.
 
For email I have students send me a hello email (but you could also do a brief one para assignment that relates to the course) by week 2. I then make a folder in email for that course. In this way I'm using their preferred email.
 
The other thing you can do is insist they check email through SUCO acct.
 
Emily Phillips

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Hi Jim,

I have no hard data on this, but do receive about the same number of inquiriers by e-mail as by phone.  I have been told by someone else that many students do n0t check their "official" e-mail address, and a colleague asks them at the beginning of each semester to tell him their e-mail address at which they are most likely to be able to be reached.

Bob

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I received this email from a faculty member:

I have been sending email notes to students as always this fall and in
discussions I have realized that many students are checking email less
frequently than the used to. Is there any data on this? It seems that
cell phones, instant messaging and the like is rendering email a less
preferred method of communication.(?)

I am also curious if we have any data on Blackboard usage. Some
students have encouraged me to us it, but an approximately equal number
of students have said they don't like it.

What are your observations/comments?  Is there something happening here?




Mr. James B. Greenberg
Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center
Milne Library
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820

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