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Let’s Talk About Email!. Instructor: Robert Griffiths Spring 2010 ( original presentation developed by Jill Bond ). What is Email?. electronic mail email or e-mail. Who Can Use Email?. Anybody!. Where Can You Use Email?. You can use email on any computer that has Internet access.
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Let’s Talk About Email! Instructor: Robert Griffiths Spring 2010 (original presentation developed by Jill Bond)
What is Email? • electronic mail • email or e-mail
Who Can Use Email? • Anybody!
Where Can You Use Email? • You can use email on any computer that has Internet access. • Your home (if you have Internet access) • City College libraries • San Francisco public libraries • City College computer labs
Web-based Email • We will use only free, web-based email in this class. • Examples: Gmail (Google), Yahoo, Hotmail, etc. • Web-based means: • You do not have to have special software. • You do not have to pay for it. • You can check your email from any computer that has Internet access.
Email Addresses robert.d.griffiths.ccsf@gmail.com user ID, username or login name (no spaces, no capital letters) domain name (no spaces, no capital letters) @ = at (We say “at”.) Press the SHIFT key and the key with 2 on it.
Vocabulary forCreating an Email Account • email (e-mail) – noun, verb, adjective • I will send you an email today. (noun) • I will email you today. (verb) • Let’s set up a new email account for you today. (adj.) • account – noun • Let’s set up a new email account for you today. • set up – phrasal verb • Let’s set up a new email account today. • sign up (for) – phrasal verb • We will sign up for a new email account today.
More Vocabulary forCreating an Email Account • user ID, username, login name – noun • My user ID is robert.d.griffiths.ccsf. • My login name is robert.d.griffiths.ccsf. • My username is robert.d.griffiths.ccsf. • password – noun • My password is secret.
More Vocabulary forCreating an Email Account • security question - noun • She will not forget her security question.
Vocabulary forUsing an Email Account • sign in (to), log in (to)- phrasal verb • I am signing in to my email account. • I am logging in to my email account. • sign out (of), log out (of) - phrasal verb • Please sign out of your email account. • Please log out of your email account. • check (email) – verb • Students check their email at the beginning of every class.
More Vocabulary forUsing an Email Account • compose – verb • She is composing a new email. • recipient – noun • I sent Lee an email. Lee is the recipient of my email. • sender – noun • Rebecca sent Lee an email. Rebecca is the sender.
More Vocabulary forUsing an Email Account • send – verb • Please send Jorge an email today. • reply – noun, verb • Please send a reply to Yuan soon. (noun) • Please reply to Yuan’s email soon. (verb) • forward – verb • I will forward this email to my friend.
More Vocabulary forUsing an Email Account • cc: - verb • Please cc: your teacher. • bcc: - verb • He will bcc: his parents.
More Vocabulary forUsing an Email Account • bulk, spam – noun • No one likes to receive spam in their email account. • No one likes to receive bulk in their email account.