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E-Mail, Listservs, and Distribution ListsUse these powerful tech tools to bring the world of early care and education directly to your desktop each day. E-mail, listservs, and distribution lists make it easier to gather resources, exchange information, and share ideas. And they have become essential tools for effective networking and advocacy for children, parents, families, and the profession.
Tech Terms
• E-mail: Short for “electronic mail.”
A network service that allows any user on the Internet to send an electronic message to anyone else on the Internet who has an e-mail address.
• Listserv: A common type of Internet mailing list where information can be sent to multiple e-mail addresses simultaneously. Typically, all users who are part of the list can use it to send messages.
• Distribution list: Another common type of Internet mailing list where information can be sent to multiple e-mail addresses simultaneously. Typically, only the user who created the list can use it to send messages.
Tech Tools
• The effective use of e-mail,
listservs, and distribution lists for networking and advocacy has been demonstrated by the NAEYC Action Alerts (www.naeyc.org), the Children’s Defense Fund Child Care Advocacy Newsletter
(www.childrensdefense.org), and ExchangeEveryDay from Child Care Information Exchange
(www.ChildCareExchange.com). They are ...