Email
Using polite behaviour in society or between members of a
group when sending e-mails as a business or an individual
Keep it short, professional
and objective
E-Mail Do’s and Don’ts
Keep it professional
• When writing to your teacher, do not use their first name. Greet
them politely in the email:
Dear Mrs. Smith,
Salutations
Use the subject line wisely
• Add a brief, accurate subject line to your email.
• It’s a good idea to state which class and assignment your email is
about. (Chances are, your teacher has many students and several
classes.)
Subject: essay for Lang. Arts 1st period
Keep it short and to-the-point
• Rambling on and on in an email about the reasons, excuses and the
circumstances surrounding your assignment being late will not help
you.
• State the problem or request right away.
Dear Mrs. Smith,
I would like to hand in my essay on Monday as I
will be unable to hand it in on Friday.
Do not use all capital letters
• When you use ALL CAPS it conveys the feeling of anger or shouting to
most people.
• Also, do not use too many exclamation points!!!!
Dear Mrs. Smith, I CAN’T POSSIBLY GET MY
ESSAY DONE BY FRIDAY! THERE’S JUST NOT
ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO GET IT DONE!!!!!!!
Do not use abbreviations or slang
• An email is not the same as texting. Don’t use abbreviations.
• Don’t use slang words when writing an email to a teacher, official or
someone older than you
hey mrs. smith, i just cant get it 2gether 2 get
all my stuf dun this week. Could u cut me sum
slack on the due date 4 tht essay?
Read over before you send
• Make sure you have no spelling errors or grammatical mistakes.
• Be sure you have not made your email too emotional or angry.
Dear Mr. Smithe: I am just tearing my hair out
trying to figure out how to tell you that I can’t
finish my essay in time. I am totally freaking
out!
Sign off with your full name
• You should sign off with your full name, and not your nickname when
writing to a teacher or other official person.
Yours sincerely,
Joe Bloggs
Carefully decide who will see
your email
• Be careful not to click on Reply All when you do not want everyone to see your
reply.
• When you click CC, the person you reply to will be able to see who you are
sending a copy to.
• When you click BCC, the person you reply to will not see who you are sending a
copy to.
Email is not confidential – do not
provide very sensitive or private
information in an email
• Do not discuss delicate personal problems in an email. It is to speak
in person about things like this.
• Do not put anything in an email that you would not
want many other people to see.
Dear Mrs. Smith,
I need to set up a convenient time to come talk
to you after class.
Email is not the place to work out
serious problems
• Email should be used to send homework or other assignments.
• Email should be used to communicate simple requests or information.
• Complicated problems should be discussed by phone or in person.
Dear Mrs. Smith,
Attached is my Media Literacy assignment.
Sincerely,
Joe Bloggs
Keep it polite!
• Be polite—do not use insulting language.
• If you are upset wait until you have calmed down to send an email.
TASK 1
Move the callout tails so that they point to the correct part of the email.
This is where you write
the email address of
who the email is for
Carbon Copy – A copy of your This is where you must
Greeting / Closing message will be sent to this Body of the email write what the email is
Salutation person about
TASK 2
What is the difference between CC and BCC?
You may use the Internet to find
the answer.
Hardware &
Software
Hardware & Software
An analogy…
• Hardware is a physical device that can Your hardware is all of the parts that
be touched or held, like a hard drive make up your body: bones, muscles,
skin, blood, etc.
or a mobile phone.
• Software can be thought of as a program or a
collection of programs that instruct a
computer on what to do and how to do it. To continue the analogy…
Your software is all of your thoughts
and mental processes: these are the
instructions that tell your physical
body what to do
TASK 3 List some examples of Hardware and software
Examples of Hardware and Software
HARDWARE SOFTWARE
Inputs, Processes, Outputs & Storage
All computer systems have the following in common.
They all contain inputs, outputs, processing and
storage.
Proces
Input Output
s
Storage
TASK 4 Use this link to obtain the definitions
Definitions
• INPUT –
• PROCESS –
• OUTPUT –
• STORAGE -
Peripherals / External devices
Input Output
TASK 5a These questions were part of your Study task in Michaelmas Term 1
1. Explain the difference between input and output devices. [2]
2. Name and describe the function of one internal and one external component of a
computer system. [4]
Definitions
An input device is peripheral used to provide data and control signals
to a computer. It allow us to enter raw data for processing.
An output device is a piece of computer hardware used to
communicate the results of data processing performed by a computer.
It turn computer information into a human friendly/readable form.
TASK 5b
How many components can you
name?
1 2 3
4
10
5
7 9 11
TASK 5b
Internal Components Answers
1. Video and graphics card (VGA)
2. Motherboard
3. Hard drive
4. Power Supply
5. Sound card
6. Network Interface Card (NIC)
7. RAM
8. Processor
9. Fan (heat sink)
10. Modem (internal)
11. Drive (CD / DVD / Blu-ray)
