Email signature; 10 things about me assignment

Today you are going to submit your first assignment electronically - or in other words by email.  Before you actually send your email we are going to talk about the various components of a correct email.

There are 5 parts that you need to have with every email you send (you can have more, such as Cc or Bcc or an attachment, but you should have at a minimum all of the following):

1. email address of the person you are sending it to
2. subject line
3. greeting
4. body of the email
5. signature

There is a proper way to enter information for each of these five components.  Let's take a look at what needs to be done for each of the five:

1. an email address actually has 5 sub-parts to it - they are:
1. username (whatever comes before the @ symbol)
2. @ symbol
3. the email server ("gmail", for example)
4. period
5. top level domain (or TLD) - com, org, net, etc.
6. THE EMAIL ADDRESS MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY!
2. subject line
1. explains to the reader of the email what the email is about
2. not typed in all caps
3. greeting
1. include the name of the person you are sending the email to
2. depending on your relationship with the individual, it may be "Dear Mr. Smith" or you might enter "James"
4. body
1. Write in complete sentences
2. if you want your email to be professional, avoid texting language (LOL, OMG, etc.)
3. spell check!!
5. signature
1. create a signature using features in Google
2. eliminates having to remember to type your name at the bottom

Here is how you create a contact in Gmail:

1. Click on "Gmail" in the top left.
2. Choose "Contacts"
3. Click on "New Contact"
4. Fill in appropriate information
5. My school email address is dpardoe@dist228.org

10 Facts About Me Assignment:

You are going to complete your first email assignment.  This email requires you to write 10 facts about yourself, but in an interesting way.  You will need to come up with a fact about you that is related to the number you put it next to.  Here is an example:

1.  I have one sister

2.  I have golfed at the John Deere TPC twice

3.  I have 3 kids

4.  I have been to Great America- Chicago 4 times

5.  I have 5 different email addresses that I have access to.

6.  I started playing the piano at age 6.

7.  My sister's name is Janelle - it has 7 letters in her first name.

8.  I have been to Lake of the Ozarks 8 times

9.  The zip code of the town I grew up in was 80759

10.  One of the vehicles I own was built in 2010

When you are done with this assignment you will need to email it to me.

Thursday, September 1

1. Review all keys learned.
2. Learn the left shift key and the period (.).
3. Google Docs - this is a great place you can use to save all your passwords for the various different websites that you will register for.  This is not something that you have to do, but as I will show you it is a great way to store your passwords.  What I really like is that I can access this anywhere there is an Internet connection - including using a smartphone if you have one. (the below picture is a link - when you click on it it will open in a new window)

4. Here are several websites that you can use to create a password. These are convenient if you feel that trying to create something clever gets difficult - or if you're just tired of trying to think of a password!
Password BirdPass Plex Password Generator
5. We will create a "signature" for your gmail account today as well. If you remember, when we set up our email account I gave you several "golden rules" of emailing. One of those rules that you should follow is to always include your name at the bottom of the email. A signature allows you to do that without having to type in your name every time you send an email - very convenient!
6. If we have time we will also learn how to create contacts in Gmail.  My guess is some of you already know how to do this - especially those that already had an email account.  It's not difficult - you just need to learn how to do it.

REMINDER!!  Correct fingers assignment tomorrow - be prepared!