Email - How To Use It

 Email is a method of exchanging messages and files over the internet

 It is used for personal communication, professional correspondence, and
marketing
 Acceptable language must be used depending on the recipient of the email e.g.
professional when sending a work related email
 Employers often set guidelines for professional language, content, and frequency
of emails
 Email security is crucial to protect sensitive information from being accessed or
altered
 Netiquette refers to the proper behaviour and manners when using email
 Email groups allow for mass communication with a defined set of recipients

 Carbon Copy (CC) is used when you want to include additional recipients to view
the email
 Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) is used when you want additional recipients to view
the email without other recipients knowing
 Forward allows you to send an existing email to a new recipient
 Attachments allow files to be sent along with the email message
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of social networking rather than email as a
means of communication.

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Advantages:

Social networking messages can be available to/seen by all

Security settings can restrict who reads/makes the comments
Communication can take place in a (private) chatroom
Comments can be liked/disliked/shared
Don’t need to learn email address
Live video/audio calls can be made/streamed
Emails tend to be one to one
Can share live videos
Do you know who’s online
Larger upload size than the email

Disadvantages:

Emails are private between the sender and recipient // more secure
Messages can be alerted as a high priority
Attachments can be used
Emails tend to be more formal
Auto reply / forward / reply can be used
Social networking makes a person more prone to cyber predators/trolls