2.2 Email Communication

2.2 Email Communication

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Communication is vital to being a good student, teacher, (and employee someday).

Being able to do so effectively is important.  The use of appropriate language can help you to get better answers to your questions.  It can also help to let the other person better understand what you need, so they can help more effectively.

Tips for emailing:

To Line: Add email addresses to send the email.  Use CC to send a copy to another address.  Use BCC to send a copy to another address, so that other people getting the email will not see the sent copy.

Use the 'Subject' line. Keep your email about this subject. This is so you can track this concept when searching your inbox.  If you have a new topic, start a new email, with a new subject.

Write a like a letter! It should not be like a chat or text message, and should contain full words and punctuation.  

Always Include:

1) Greeting, (Dear, To whom it may concern, etc.)

2) Body.  Your message, in at least one paragraph.  Three to four sentences, in a related topic.

3) Closing, (Thank you, Sincerely, etc.)

4) Signature.

A signature can be just your name, or you can format it to include pictures, links, and other custom formatting.

Setup your signature in Settings!

• Go to Gmail, and press the gear on the upper right.
• On the 'General' tab, Scroll down to Signature.  Make necessary changes in the box, include graphics, links to websites, etc.
• At the bottom of the page, press 'Save Changes'.

See my video here for more.




Applied Task:

Use the suggestions above to show your understanding.

• Send your Mom or Dad (Grandma, etc) an email.
• Must have a subject line that makes sense.
• BCC your teacher on the email.

Optional extras:

• Attach a photo of yourself in your email.
• Add a read receipt.  (Allow you to know if they opened the email)