Cergy LEA Multimedia 1: Class 8: Email and the things you can do with email

Today’s lesson is about email and some extra things you can do with it.

Some Vocabulary to remember

mail (also known as “snail mail”), a letter (dénombrable), some mail (undénombrable), receiving email: inbox/outbox, folders, send, reply, forward, address book, attachments, signature, client, ISP (internet service provider)… When we want to talk about email (courier électronique), you must use the “e” ahead of the word. If you don’t English speakers think you are talking about regular postal mail (letters and packages).

Section One: you can answer these questions without the computer. (15 minutes)
We will answer these questions together in class

What is email? Create a definition like you would find in a dictionary.

Email means…. It is a system for ……

What are some similarities between regular postal mail (snail mail) and email?

(give two or three reasons)

What are some of the differences between regular postal mail and email?

(give a minimum of 3 reasons)

What are some problems that can arise when you use email ? (for example, problems with the delivery or with attachments)

(give a minimum of 4 reasons)

Do you have the same satisfaction receiving an email as a postal letter?

Section Two: Use the computers to answer the following questions:

Look at this site and answer the questions: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blinternet.htm#email from the History of the Internet:

- Who created email? When?

- What does the @ in the address signify?

More information about email can be found on these sites, http://www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/email.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/email.htm (good vocabulary in the second to last paragraph)

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/email.htm (watch the video. Or scroll down to the diagrams)

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/20how.htm (look at both pages for easy technical descriptions)

- What are the different parts of an email address called?

- Do you know how to read (aloud) the following email address: what are the names for the punctuation? (at, backslash, colon, dash, dot, hyphen, semicolon, tilde, underscore...)

MmeBays_Cergy@lang.u-cergy.fr/English

- What explains the difference between how you can receive emails via a POP server (also called email client software) vs. Webmail: What are the differences between these two systems? What are the advantages and drawbacks of each? (This information was in the text you read as homework)

- What is SPAM? (give a simple description, don’t list all the different types).

= = THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH EMAIL = =

1) What is a MAILING LIST? (these are also called LISTSERV lists)

Look at this animated site to find out how email mailing lists work. http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/maillist.html

- What is the difference between a “moderated” and an “unmoderated” mailing list?

From the following site, find a list with a topic that interests you. http://www.coollist.com/

2) What is a NEWSGROUP?

Look on this site again to find out how they work. http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/maillist.html

This site should give you more information about different types of human communication online. What are the different types? How are they all different?

== OTHER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE ==

What is Instant Messaging? And how does it work? How is it different from an email, mailing list or newsgroup?

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/instant-messaging.htm

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/25/how.messaging.works.idg/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/instantmessaging/qt/windowslivemess.htm

== USES AND ABUSES ==

If you have time:

What is Phishing? Or Identity Theft? How can you avoid being a victim?

What is a P2P network?

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HOMEWORK