1. Communicating electronically
Communicating electronically

2. Email Requirements Computer ISP: Internet Service Provider
Address

3. The parts of an Email Address
Username: jostudent
Domain: net
No spaces between the 3 parts

4. Non-profit organization
Types of Domains
.EDU
educational
.COM
commercial
.NET
network
.ORG
Non-profit organization
.MIL
military
.GOV
government
.INT
international

5. What Can You Do With Email?
Read it
Reply to It
Forward It
Delete It
Move or Save It
Print It

6. Advantages of
Information can be distributed faster to many people
Quicker response time
Saves Time and Money
Time zones—No Problem
Eliminates telephone tag
Can read at one’s own convenience
Messages composed and delivered any time regardless of holidays or weekends.

7. Disadvantages of Email
is not private
Permanent record of message is stored - even deleted messages
can be placed under subpoena
Once sent, it cannot be retracted (there are exceptions)
You lose control. Any can be forwarded easily by the recipient to anyone the recipient chooses

8. Guidelines of Email What would your reaction be to the message?
One subject per message:
ALWAYS USE SUBJECT LINE
What would your reaction be to the message?
Message needs to be correct, concise, and clear
Maintain goodwill of recipient
Use paragraphs
Remember common courtesies like “Please” and “Thank you”

9. Signature Use signature on your messages Usernames can be anonymous
Your personal business card
Joe Student
High School Student
Punch it and its done!

10. Netiquette Proper protocol when using email CAPS = shouting
What’s acceptable and what is not
By using you agree to abide by the protocol
CAPS = shouting
SPAM: unwelcome
and advertisements

11. Emoticons Transmits an emotion in email :) or :-) = happiness
:( or :- ( = unhappiness
:D or :-D = Laughter
:O or :-O = Surprise, yelling or realization of an error ("uh oh!")

12. Acronyms Abbreviations used for common phrases.
LOL = Laugh out loud
TTYL = Talk to you later
B4N = Bye for now
ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing
Recipient needs to know the acronym’s meaning