1.  Email Student Email – Rules and Etiquette

2. Communication  e-mail |ˈēmāl|  Noun or Verb  messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network  the act of distributing a message

3.  Responsibility  Cannot email outside of tolland.k12.ct.us  Cannot receive emails from anyone other than tolland.k12.ct.us  Do not open emails from people you do not know  ALL emails are archived and fall under the same use policies as other district-owned technology

4. Writing the Email  Subject Line  Write something in the subject line that relates to the email  Include your name  Ex. – Mrs. Kirk Fractions  Double Check  Spelling  Grammar  Capitalization  Punctuation  Complete Sentences

5. Writing for Educational Purposes  Formal Writing  Use formal speech  No text talk  Address the recipient properly: Dear Mrs. Kirk,  Letter format  Remember your manners: Please and thank you  Sign your email  Be concise – to the point  Reread before you send

6. Feelings  Do not write all in CAPITALS or Bold.  These can be read as conveying anger or shouting.  Be careful of what you say.  You don’t want to hurt someone else’s feelings.  If you are providing a critique, do it in a positive way.  Be encouraging, supportive, and polite.  DO NOT be mean or insensitive  Appropriate and for educational purposes

7. Who can you email? Answer: Your Teachers If in time and with proven ability and behavior and for specific educational purposes, you may be given the ability to email fellow students.

8. To Sign In: 1.Open Firefox 2.TISFLASHTECH – look for the letter image 3. Username and Password johnsmith54321@tolland.k12.ct.us Your password – word and 2 numbers

9. Compose 1.To 2.Subject 3.Salutation 4.Body of Email 5.Closing 6.Signature Check Spelling and Proofread jkirk@tolland.k12.ct.us John Smith Welcome Dear Mrs. Kirk, My favorite candy is Skittles. From, John Smith

10. To Sign Out: Upper right hand corner Drop down – sign out