Transcript E-mail - Lagan College VLE

E-mail
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This lesson will cover:
The different functions in e-mail.
The social and economic impact of e-mail.
The advantages and disadvantages of e-mail.
Avoiding spam and problems with attachments.
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The rise of e-mail
The very first e-mail message was sent over 30 years ago.
Nowadays, millions are sent around the world every day.
What are e-mails?
E-mails are electronic
letters or messages sent
via the Internet.
E-mails are text-based but
can contain attachments,
including text, sound,
music and pictures.
Why do you think communicating by
e-mail has become so popular?
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What can e-mail do?
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Impacts of e-mail
Think about the impact that e-mail has had. How has it
affected people in the following areas of life:
work
school
personal life?
E-mail has enabled instant, global communication to take
place, and this has had many social and economic benefits.
However, there are also some drawbacks.
What are the disadvantages of the rise
in popularity of e-mail?
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Always a good thing?
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E-mail addresses
A person must have a valid e-mail address to receive e-mails.
This can be created by e-mail software providers.
An e-mail address
will be made up of a
selection of letters,
numbers and/or
characters.
For example: [email protected]
What should you consider when creating
an e-mail address?
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Subject lines
The subject line (sometimes known as the ‘email header’
or just the ‘subject’) is very important as it is the first contact
your recipient will have with the message.
Unclear or poorly
written subject
lines risk being
ignored or
deleted as spam.
clear
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Subject lines should be:
concise
relevant to the message.
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Attachments
It is possible to attach files to e-mails before sending them.
The e-mail software will list either the
word Insert or Attach. Click on this and
follow the instructions to add a file.
You should ensure that attachments are
not too big. Software providers have
restrictions on the size of attachments,
and inboxes have a maximum capacity.
Attachments can only be read by the receiver if their
computer has the appropriate software installed.
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Dangers with attachments
Viruses and Worms can
infiltrate PCs through
e-mail attachments and
cause serious damage.
If you are unsure about
any attachments, you
should check the sender
and delete it if it seems
untrustworthy.
How can you minimize the risk of catching
computer viruses?
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Junk mail
One of the main problems with e-mail is that because it is so
cheap and easy to send, a person’s inbox can quickly become
full of unwanted messages.
Junk mail or spam normally
consists of promotional offers
for various companies
offering you products or
services you never asked for.
Spammers use a number of illicit methods to obtain e-mail
addresses and some spam may even contain viruses that
spread the junk e-mail to the contacts in your address book.
Spam e-mail should be deleted so that it
does not take up space in your inbox.
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Is it spam?
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Avoiding attachment problems
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