1) I plan to create a Google Group list and use it to discuss a topic
that has nothing to do with science. But before doing this I want to
gain experience with managing a google list. In particular, I want to
make sure that my instructions on how to subscribe, unsubscribe and
contribute (by email only) are clear. I also want to make sure that
people with different email accounts have no difficulties with these
three kinds of activity. Perhaps all works fine with some kinds of
accounts only. To find out I just created a temporary list named
"practicing2." This list will be deleted after I gain confidence in
being a list manager.
To help me, please try to subscribe, contribute and unsubscribe to my
list. I will really appreciate this. Let me know what was not clear,
or what did not work as described. In the first posted message let me
know how long did it take to receive a confirmation message from
google (after subscribing).
2) Functionally my list will be similar to physL. I think that some
teachers might wish to experiment with such easy-to-create lists, for
example, one for each class, one for all teachers in a school, etc. I
will summarize my experience; this might be useful to other beginners.
1) To subscribe:
*) Send an empty message to practicing2-subscribe@googlegroups.com
*) Wait for the email confirmation from google (usually less than an
hour)
*) Compose the reply, as instructed, and send it.
*) That will makes you a subscriber.
2) To unsubscribe:
*) Send an empty message to practicing2-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
*) Wait for the email confirmation from google (usually less than an
hour),
*) Compose the reply, as instructed, and send it.
*) That will unsubscribe you.
*) You can subscribe later, if you wish.
3) Posting a message:
*) Google recognizes subscribers by their email addresses. Your
address must always be same as that under which you subscribed. This
reminder is important for people with several email acconts.
*) As usually, messages are organized into threads (also called
topics). A subscriber can either start a new topic (thread) or make a
cotribution to a topic being discussed.
*) To make a contribution to a discussed topic simply press the
"reply" button.
*) A new topic must be posted as an email message to be sent to:
practicing2@googlegroups.com
Enter the name of the topic (into the subject line), compose your
message, and send it.
Ludwik Kowalski, a retired physics teacher
5 Horizon Road, Apt. 2702, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024, USA
Also an amateur journalist at http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/cf/