$1.$ Students will be placed into small groups.

$2.$ Students will be assigned by the instructor two email alternatives from the list below.

$3.$ Once students have been given their assignment, they will research their email alternative services on the internet and answer the research questions below.

$4.$ The following may be assigned:

$$ Slack

$$ Stride

$$ Google Hangout Chats

$$ Microsoft Teams

$$ Friday

$$ Stork

$$ Viber

$$ Adapt

Research Questions

What is the primary function of the email alternative opp? Who is the target user group for this email alternative opp?

How does this email alternative operate?

What are the pros and cons of this email alternative opp?

Why or why would you not choose this email alternative for your workplace?

$5.$ Students will present their findings as a group for each email alternative they were assigned to research.

$6.$ After the presentations are complete, there will be an instructor facilitated class discussion about email alternatives, where personal experiences using one or more, thoughts about the email alternatives available and any improvements that would be beneficial for these technologies can be discussed.