Email

Communication System (Email)

By Uchechukwu Eze

Lesson Objectives

• Explain what email is

• Compare traditional mail and electronic mail

• Identify the parts of an email address

• Identify types of email providers

• Explore the features of an email

​Introduction

§Email (electronic mail) is a way to send and receive messages across the Internet.

Traditional vs Electronic mail

1. Email address are always in standard form and they looked quite different from traditional mail.

2. Email are delivered electronically across the internet.

3. Email are delivered instantly

Electronic mail

1. Traditional mail is addressed with the recipient’s ame, street address, city, state and zip code.

2. Traditional mail are delivered in a sealed envelop or package to a home or post office box.

3. Traditional mails can take a lot of time to be delivered

Tradition mail

Multiple Choice

In the email address: [e-mail]

what does the .com represent

• Domain

• Organization Name

• Username

• Address

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of a traditional mail?

• Elena M Casarosa

  202 Cedar Lane

  Raleigh, NC 27601

• : [e-mail]

Parts of an email address

Multiple Choice

What are the three main parts of an email address?

• username

• @ symbol

• domain

• all of the above?

Multiple Choice

Identify the correctly written email address below.

• jane@gmail

• [e-mail]

• jane.gmail@com

• jane at gmail dot com

Examples

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

• [e-mail]

An email platform own by google.

www.gmail.com

Gmail

​An email platform own by microsoft.

www.outlook.com or www.hotmail.com

Outlook

An email platform own by yahoo.

www.yahoomail.com

Yahoomail

An email platform own AAOL.

www.aol.com

AOL

Types of email providers

Notification if a message cannot be delivered.

§Emails are automatically date and time stamped

§Signatures can be attached

§Files, graphics or sound can be sent as attachments, often in compressed formats

§Webmail and mobile email can be used to receive and send messages while on the move.

§Automatic reply to messages.

§Auto-forward and redirection of messages.

§Facility to send copies of a message to many people.

§Automatic filing and retrieval of messages.

§Addresses can be stored in an address book and retrieved instantly.

Features of email

How to use email

https://youtu.be/6I1vRJtEeyY

Parts of an email

To send a new message to a recipient.

​Compose

The inbox is where you'll view and manage emails you receive. Emails are listed with the name of the sender, the subject of the message, and the date received.

Inbox

Parts of an email

They are messages you have composed but not sent. When composing a message, you can choose to save your message as a draft and finish it later.

Draft

When you star emails in Gmail, you mark them as important. This helps you remember to look at them later.

Star a message

Parts of an email

You can delete any email from your inbox by moving it to the Trash.

Trash

They are also referred to as junk email, spam mail, or simply spam, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email (spamming).

Spam

Multiple Choice

What does email stand for?

• energy mail

• electrify mail

• electronic mail

• enforce mail

Multiple Choice

This part requires you to write the person's email address.

• salutation

• subject

• recipient's email/to: field

• leave/taking

Multiple Choice

What are some items an email could contain?

• text

• files/attachments

• images

• They all can be in emails

Multiple Choice

Which button allows you to create a new email in Gmail?

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of an email?

• like a school subject - math, science, reading..

• a long sentence describing the email

• a short description of the email

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Generally, when you receive an email, it will end up in your__________

• Message pane

• Inbox

• Compose pane

• Calendar

Multiple Choice

The _______is a brief description of what the email is about.

• attachment

• forward

• recipient

• subject

Multiple Choice

After sending an email, when is it usually delivered?

• 2-3 weeks

• 2-3 days

• within minutes

• The first Tuesday of the month

Multiple Choice

If you want to share a message you received, you can______it.

• foward

• Google

• reply

• archive

Multiple Choice

________ is another term for junk email.

• Malware

• Bcc

• Attachment

• Spam

Multiple Select

Which of the following should you do before sending an email? (select all that apply)

• Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

• Save the message as a PDF.

• Add a graphic to keep engage your reader.

• Read your message aloud.

• Send a test message to yourself.

Multiple Choice

How would you greet your teacher in an email?

• Hey!

• Dear Mr. Smith,

• I have a question!

• Dear Tom:

• Yo, Teach!

Multiple Choice

When you receive an email that upsets you or makes you mad, you should

• Wait until you are calm and think about how to respond appropriately

• Write back immediately and vent your feelings

• Write back in ALL CAPS with lots of exclamation points!!

• Delete it

Multiple Choice

Why should you proofread your email before sending it to your teacher?

• To make sure you have no spelling errors.

• To make sure it has lots of secret code words (like Giant Gummy Lizard)

• To make sure you use lots of highlighting and different fonts and colors to keep their attention.

• To make sure you use plenty of emojis to express how you've felt all week in their class.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of an email's SUBJECT line?

• To be catchy and interesting

• Explain what the email will be about

• To write the whole message of the email

Multiple Choice

Files sent with e-mails

• Attachments

• Letters

• Folders

• Paperclips

Multiple Choice

What name is given to the process of sending a message you have received to someone else?

• Replying
• Sending
• Forwarding
• Replicating

Multiple Choice

What does the "E" stand for in E-mail

• Energetic
• Electrical
• Enormous
• Electronic

Multiple Choice

What does CC stand for in an email?

• To
• Closed Caption
• Carbon Copy
• Copy Carbon

Multiple Choice

What does BCC stand for when sending an email?

• Blind Copy of a Copy
• Blind Copy Carbon
• Blind Carbon Copy
• Bulk Copy of a Copy

Multiple Choice

Which is something you should do when creating a "Subject" for an email?

• Leave it blank.
• Just say "Hi" or "Hey"
• Be brief and concise
• Explain as much info in the subject as you can.

Multiple Choice

Typing emails in ALL CAPS is the same as what? 

• messaging
• browsing
• shouting
• making a point

Multiple Choice

What does the symbol shown stand for in an email address?

• ask

• at

• and

• about

Multiple Choice

What happens when you "reply all" to an email message?

• A photo, video, or other file is attached.

• A copy of the email is saved to read later.

• Your username & password is shared with others.

• Your response is addressed to everyone on the original email.

Multiple Choice

What name is given to internet etiquette, meaning politeness over the Internet?

• Net-etiquette

• Netiquette

• Etiquette

• e-etiquette

Multiple Choice

What name is given to images, documents, sound and video files sent with an email message?

• Google Docs
  

• Enclosures

• Inserts

• Attachments

Multiple Choice

To create a new email in Gmail, click the _____ button.

• X

• compose

• new email

• start

Multiple Select

A subject line should...

• be blank

• be descriptive and clear

• briefly identify what is in the content of the email

• use 1 word

Multiple Choice

The _____ is the main part of the email message that contains text and images/attachments.

• body

• closing

• paragraphs

• subject

Multiple Choice

A ____ should always begin the body of your email.

• date

• salutation

• signature

• subject

Multiple Choice

If you receive an email, it is good etiquette to reply within _____ hours.

• 12

• 24

• 48

• 168