Introduction to email

Skills based tasks

Email research task

An introductory task to this section. Students are given a number of questions about emails and they need to undertake their own research to find the answers.

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answers

 

How to send an email - step-by-step

The majority if not all of your students will be familiar with how to send an email.

This step-by-step guide is provided just incase you have any students who are not sure how to send an email.

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Replying to an email and forwarding a message- step-by-step

A 3 page step-by-step guide to show students how to:

  • reply to an email
  • reply to all
  • forwarding a message

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Drafting an email

A useful template that enables students to think about the content of the email rather than the software and technology.

Kindly contributed by Dan Phelan

 

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Setting up a signature - step-by-step

A step-by-step guide to show students how to set up and include a signature on their emails

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(Outlook 2007)

 

Sending an attachment - step-by-step

A step-by-step guide to show students how to attach a file to an email

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(Outlook 2007)

 

Information sheet - receiving and opening attachments

Although students probably already know how to open an attachment, this information sheet contains some useful guidelines to follow.

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Any email client

 

Cc and Bcc

This sheet explains the difference between a Cc and a Bcc.

Students are then given a task to send an email with a Cc and an email with a Bcc.

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Any email client

 

Proofing tools - step-by-step

A 2 page step-by-step guide to show students how to:

  • use the spell checker
  • use the thesaurus
  • use the word count tool

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(Outlook 2007)

 

Setting priority flags

This sheet explains the purpose of priority flags. It then provides step-by-step guidance about how to set one up.

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(Outlook 2007)

 

Delivery and read receipts - step-by-step

A 2 page step-by-step guide to show students how to:

  • request a delivery receipt
  • request a read receipt

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(Outlook 2007)

 

 

Exam style tasks

Teddy Tots email task

Students are given a list of requirements and asked to conduct their own research.

They then write an email which includes information found from their earlier research

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requirements doc

 

 

 

 

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