Ed Techno Bytes

Here is an email I got that asks me for my Apple ID. Do you know how to spot a phishing email?

Schedule send is now baked into Gmail and it is a very useful tool to have - especially when you want to share an important thought at 3:00 am but don't want to wake the recipient.  1. First, click the upsidedown triangle next to the send button. 2. Next, click the "Schedule Send" button that pops up. 3.  Next, choose one of the dates given to you, or choose your own by selecting "Pick date & time". 4. Finally, choose the date and time.

One thing [of many] I am trying to get better at is to contact parents when student behavior is good. Ideally, I want the ratio to be tilted towards the positive messages home.  To make it easier on myself, I set up a canned message in Gmail.  A canned message is a template to use for emails that are similar.  To set up a canned email message: 1. Open a new message. 2. Click the three dots and select canned messages. 3. In the following menu select New canned response . 4. Enter a new response name. 5. When you are ready to use the response, open a new email, select the three dots, and select the response you want to use.

Have you ever sent an email and wish you could take it back? Did you know Gmail has a function to unsend an email? Enabling the undo send function in Gmail will let you undo a sent email for up to 30 seconds.  To enable undo send: 1. Click on the settings in the inbox (the gear icon) 2. Click settings. In the Settings menu under the General tab, Undo Send is the fifth option down. Select how long you want to have befor your emails are sent.