In search of design principles for tools and practices to support communication within a learning community

The Newspaper provides a web-based presentation of news in a classic newspaper format. Community members contribute stories by simply sending email to an address dedicated to the newspaper. Software running on a server automatically stores, formats and re-displays the sender's mail as an HTML news article. The newspaper can thus be viewed from any web browser. In addition, the frontpage of the Newspaper is projected on a wall in a communal lounge area which can be viewed conveniently by all community members who pass through the area during the course of their workday, as well as during tea time, a daily scheduled time when people gather in the lounge area.