Tech 101
E) Email
Your Own Digital Post Office!
You may already know that through electronic mail (or email), you can stay in touch with friends and family members all over the world -- within minutes!
And for free!
What do you need to do this?
1) Access to a computer that is connected to the internet
2) An email account
In this section, you will learn some basics about email. Even if you already have an email account... do you understand how email works?
In this section , you will
- Click and learn on a learning site about e-mail
- Take some notes to help remember key ideas
- View a video which explains electronic mail
- Set up your own free e-mail account on Yahoo
ACTIVITY:
Complete the tutorials listed below and one short video. Using the worksheet provided below, sign up for a free yahoo email account.
STEPS:
View the three (3) tutorials. a) Click on the picture icons to start each animation and b) Begin each tutorial by clicking on the start button. (You may have to click the button twice.)
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1) Email |
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2) How Email Works (Learn the Net)
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3) How Email Works (You Tube) |
Open and Print the "Setting Up Email" worksheet file .
Complete the worksheet activity. Be sure to ask you teacher questions as you go along.
Sections
A) Get to Know Your Computer (PC)
D) The Internet
E) Email
F) Netiquette