How to Email a Teacher (or any adult)

 

TCEA recently shared this post with resources for teaching students how to email a teacher (or any adult). If you're able to integrate any of this into your class, please do! The more our students hear it, the better!

Phishing & Spam reminder

Please see the following message from the FISD Technology Department: 

Just a reminder, as we near the holiday seasons, that we will start to see an up-tick in phishing, email scams, and scam phone calls.

Be mindful not to click on links in emails from people you are not familiar with.  If you have doubt about the legitimacy of the email and the link, please contact that person to verify the email.

Emails from FedEx, Amazon, UPS, and the USPS informing you that a package cannot be delivered and to click on the enclosed link and fill out some information will begin to show up in a few weeks.

E-mails concerning your Amazon account being terminated due to unauthorized activity unless you call this number and verify your account information have been seen last week. 

We have also seen emails, supposedly from banks and insurance companies, about issues with a user account.  The emails look very authentic with logo, address, and email link that do indeed link back to the proper locations.  Again, if you have a question or feel that this might be a scam, please contact the company for verification.

Ransomware attacks are also on the rise.  It is recommended that you do not comply with hackers if you fall victim to a ransomware attack. 

Please make sure your anti-virus software is up to date.

Calls from Microsoft about your operating system needing updates and they can remote in and help with that are scams to access your computer and information.

Please be mindful and if you have any doubt, stop and rethink the situation.

Thank you

~ FISD Technology Department

Outlook: Clutter and Junk Mail

Don't forget to check your Clutter and Junk Mail folders often. 

Clutter is determined by your reading patterns. If you routinely delete an email without opening it to read, after the pattern is identified, future similar emails will be moved to your Clutter folder. 

To get it back, drag it from your Clutter folder to your Inbox and email will learn that you want to keep those in your Inbox.

Read more about Clutter

Turning off Clutter

Junk Mail is determined by a filtering system and by senders/emails that you mark as Junk. 

Read more about Junk Mail 

Article: Why I Taught My Students to Email (And Maybe You Should Too)

This article from Pernille Ripp entitled Why I Taught My Students to Email (And Maybe You Should Too) is a really worthwhile, short read. Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest impact. 

7 Ways to Identify and Protect Against Phishing Emails

The Gooru recently posted a good article titled "7 Ways to Identify and Protect Against Phishing Emails". I recommend you skim over the article, just in case.