Gmail

There are several ways to stay organized in Gmail like using labels and stars. To easily find emails, you can use search operators to filter your Gmail search results. Match the search operator to the search criteria.

• (label: professional development)

• Specify the sender:

• (from: [e-mail])

• Message that includes an icon of a certain color

• (has: document)

• Messages that have a certain label

• (has: blue-info)

• Messages that have a Google Doc

Mr. Yarmouth needs to contact a student’s parents to congratulate the student on improved progress. However, their first language is German and they are not fully fluent in English. What is the quickest action he could do to produce an effective email on his own?

• Use Google Search to find someone local offering German translation services to help with the email

• Post the message text on Google+ to see if someone can help translate it to German

• Search the Chrome Web Store for the Google Translate extension for Chrome. Use the extension to provide a German version of the text within the email

• Use Gmail to send a message around the school to search for a student who can help translate the email to German

Select all that apply.

Mr. Brixham is the principal at the large school and receives an overwhelming volume of emails from teachers, support staff, students, parents, and the school district governors. He often struggles to find important emails quickly. How can he use the search function in Gmail to locate emails more efficiently?

• Filter emails by word count

• Search for keywords within emails

• Filter emails that have attachments

• Search for emails within a label

• Search for emails by sender or recipient

Mr. Yamouth needs to contact a student’s parents to congratulate the student on improved progress. However, their first language is German and they are not fully fluent in English. What is the quickest action he could do to produce an effective email on his own?

• Post the message text on Google+ to see if someone can help translate it to German

• Use Gmail to send a message around the school to search for a student who can help translate the email to German

• Use Google Search to find someone local offering German translation services to help with the email

• Search the Chrome Web Store for the Google Translate extension for Chrome. Use the extension to provide a German version of the text within the email

One benefit to using the translate feature in Gmail is:

• It decreases response time for groups of emails

• It increased the amount of feedback a teacher can give

• It opens the lines of communication with families who would otherwise be left out of the conversation

• It builds trust between a school admin and his/her staff

You can search Gmail using the following criteria:

• Sender and Subject

• Sender, Subject and Content

• Sender

• Sender, Subject, Content and Attachment