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What is E-mail?
• Electronic mail sent and received on a network or the internet
• Uses store and forward technology– An email server receives/forwards the email for
the appropriate recipient and stores the email until the recipient opens it
Email Server
• Provides email services to individuals who have access to the network
• All email accounts are stored on email servers
How Do I Get Email?
• Accounts can be opened with your internet service provider– AOL, Verizon, Egyptian, New Wave (Time Warner)
• Or through a web account– Yahoo, Google, Hotmail
Email Address Format
suziestudent@aol.com• 1st Username (suziestudent)• 2nd @ symbol• 3rd Email Server Name (aol.com)• The @ symbol separates the username from
the email server name
Creating Your Email Address
• Keep it professional!• Bballstud, prettygirl, volleyballhottie,
iluvbieber, loveonedirection are not appropriate usernames
• Using your name is easy to remember and professional
• Colleges and potential employers will contact you via email, you do not want to be embarrassed
Email Etiquette
• What is etiquette?– The conduct or procedure required by authority to
be observed in official life• Why is it important in email?– The way you type an email says a lot about you.
Your use of punctuation, spelling, and grammar says a lot about your attention to detail.
Email Etiquette
• USE ALL CAPS• Discuss confidential information • Forward chain letters• Use spell check and grammar check• Use the High Priority Option • Keep emails short and to the point
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10/15/2012
• Bellringer: Why is etiquette so important when sending an email?
• Schedule: Work on Research.» When finished I will check it. Then you may begin PPT.
10/17/2012
• Bellringer: What is a distribution list? And, what is its purpose? (If you do not know the answer, look it up)
• Schedule: Finish Email Etiquette PPTPresent PPT’s (volunteers)Review previously covered information
10/18/2012
• Bellringer: This week is CTE Week. What does that mean? And, why is it important to this school?
• Schedule: Finish Email Information – Notes
Deleting Emails
• After you have deleted an email from your Inbox it is stored in the Deleted Items folder
• To permanently delete an email, you must delete it from the Deleted Items folder
Reading Emails
• Emails can be read through the reading pane• Allows you to read messages without opening
them• Attachments are not automatically opened in
the reading pane so there are no security issues
• OR, Emails can be downloaded by clicking the Send/Rcv button on the toolbar
Sending an Email
• Emails can be sent “High Priority”• Notifies the recipient that message must be
read and responded to quickly• Should not be used regularly
Sending an Email
• All emails should have a subject line• You can attach documents to your email using
the attach button• You can add a signature to your email using
the signature button
Managing Your Contacts
• Contacts can be managed through distribution lists
• Distribution lists allow you to send to a group of people without inputting individual email addresses (ex. Family, FBLA Advisors, Employees)
• How to create a distribution list will vary from email client to email client, but is very similar
10/22/2012
• Bellringer: Write down everything you have Learned in this unit. (Remember our KWL Chart)
• Schedule: Quiz! • Take the bully free pledge• https://www.kycss.org/bullycure/ • Microsoft Word Practice- create a flyer for a
Fall Festival using pictures, word art, etc.