The ATOM Discussion List
- Written by Augusta Zeeng
ATOM has an email list that enables media teachers to share teaching and text ideas, classroom activities and resources as well as assistance in searching out that movie that would be really good for teaching but the local video shop doesn't supply it. ATOM teachers have great ideas and a wealth of knowledge and this is where to share them.
If you would like to become a part of the list, select the 'teachers' menu above, and scroll down to ATOMvic Email List.
To send an email to all people on the list (about 400 presently), you can either:
- reply to any message from the list (prefaced by [atomvic])
- send your email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To reply personally to an email from the list, simply click their email address and create a new message. This is very handy when thanking someone for a resource, or when information is for their eyes only. * If you click 'reply' in your email program, your response will go to the entire community.
Each day, a member of the email list can expect around ten emails. Some people check the email only intermittently and find it very frustrating that their inbox is clogged with a bunch of emails. The best way to get around this is to create a rule in your email program that sends them all to a designated folder. All emails from the list are prefaced with [atomvic] to help you with this.
To help the list run smoothly, we have a few rules:
- It is better to give than to receive
- Say your thanks personally (ie. not to the whole list)
- Be nice - remember emails are more permanent than speech, and there are over 560 on the list.
- Only ATOM is allowed to advertise on the list, other parties must contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for advertising options.