![]() “FirstClass makes it easy to schedule conferences, and link other accounts to yours,” Nornberg said.Īpart from specialized email addresses, regular student email addresses also allow for creating email lists for different clubs or student organizations with ease, especially due to the feature that allows you to auto-fill names after typing in a few letters, Malhaar Agrawal (12) said.Įrin Zhao (11) also uses the auto-fill feature, as well as the “class directory,” in order to confirm the names of people at the school who she needs to reach for clubs or projects, she said. “The process of using the SBP email is made easy through the email-list feature of FirstClass, where mass emails can easily be sent.” “The designation of a specific account is a symbol of unity between Roey and I,” SBP Isha Agarwal (12) said. One such email is the Student Body President (SBP) email, designed for each year’s SBP’s to send unified announcements regarding various initiatives. One of the most beneficial aspects of FirstClass is that it allows the Technology department to create hundreds of specialized email addresses, including those shared between multiple people, Kenner said. In addition to regular email features, Kareena Gupta’s (11) FirstClass account serves as a calendar connected to her Google Classroom account, where she can regularly check appointment times and due dates through FirstClass, she said. Math teacher Charles Worrall regularly sends homework assignments and PDF materials to students through FirstClass in certain classes, he said. “It’s a unified platform that our entire school uses and makes it easier to reach out to different members of the community,” she said.įor Charlotte Allinson (9), having a functional email system has been one of the most essential parts of her experience in both middle school and high school, as she regularly uses the app to view emails from teachers, schedule meetings, and check for homework assignments, she said. Kenner’s prediction proved to be correct, as FirstClass is now used by all students for everything from scheduling meetings with teachers to communicating with clubs, Kimberly Dutta (11) said. In the 1994 issue, Kenner was cited saying he believed that “email would eventually become the primary method of communication at Horace Mann.” “In the early 1990s, it was the only system that we could have installed that would have worked to let us install and manage it ourselves,” he said.Īccording to an article titled “Horace Mann’s innovative computer technology among New York’s best” in Volume 91, Issue 16 of The Record, the school was one of the first in the Ivy Preparatory School League to integrate technology into education, as they equipped all computers at the school with email and allowed students to individually request email accounts. The school’s history with FirstClass stretches back about 25 years when Director of Technology Adam Kenner originally installed and implemented the email system. ![]() FirstClass, the school’s email server of choice, is used by students and faculty for tasks necessary in the classroom and greater community but has recently provoked grievances due to its dated interface. ![]() “I’m not sure I’m even exaggerating when I say that one of the saddest parts of returning from summer was realizing that I had to start using FirstClass again,” English teacher Dr. ![]()
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