Thomas Education

E-mail is a relatively new form of asynchronous communication, falling somewhere between paper memos and phone calls.  People are not always conscious of the consequences of behaving as if it were paper or talk.  Following are some guidelines I wrote for our staff. E-mail tips: On your computer, use Google-Chrome for school gmail Login to gmail first, before google-drive or docs or photos or classroom Better NOT to use the computer’s “Mail” app Use “Mail” or another browser for your personal e-mail On your phone, use the Gmail app for school gmail Better NOT to use the phone’s “Mail” app One reason: AppleMail cannot actually delete gmail items Another reason: helps keep professional and personal e-mail separate Always include an informative subject line some e-mail systems consider blank subject line to be junk We read the subject line to decide whether to open the e-mail itself We want our students to use good language double-...