Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Email Etiquette
This is a guide for those interested in writing emails in the proper format. Provides information on format, attachments, and length.
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Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet
A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Different Ways to Communicate Online
There are many different types of communication technology. They all have different strengths. It is important to think about which type of communication is best for each occasion. Learn about five different methods of online...
BBC
Bbc: Internet Safety: Stay Safe
The BBC provides useful tips to help you learn how to stay safe while surfing the internet. Discussion includes chatrooms, e-mail, webpals, passwords, and more.
Randall Davis
Esl Net world.com: How Do You Write E Mail Messages?
This tutorial explains writing email messages in formal and informal style using Hotmail. It explains the steps taken in composing, replying to, and sending messages.
ACT360 Media
Act Den: Outlook Express in the Classroom
A step-by-step Oulook Express email tutorial is presented by actden.com. Topics include: sending and receiving email, fancy email, teacher's guide, tutorials in print, address book, organizing email, and customizing the Outlook Window.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Microsoft Outlook
Add your knowledge about Microsoft Outlook to the Encyclopedia Wikipedia. There are many links, especially about the history of various versions of Outlook and the technical operations aspects.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 5, Issue 6: What's Your Name? [Pdf]
This magazine article discusses how technology changes have added or changed meanings of words such as Internet, browser, e-mail, mailbox, and blog.
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Webfoot.com: A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email Format
This guide explains what types of formats you should use in your email messages to insure the receiver will receive your message as intended. This website covers fancy text, extended character sets, web links, punctuation and quotation...
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Cpsr: Netiquette Training Whose Responsibility?
CPSR offers an article on the need to train new Internet users about netiquette. Includes experiences with E-mail, need for netiquette, and additional resources.
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Personal Site: One to One Communication
This personal site provides users with essential information on developing personal communication skills through mail and talk.
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Fastrak Consulting: You've Got Mail
Here you will learn about the characteristics of email, when to use it, how to do it, how to be a responsible email user and -- last but not least -- how to not get overloaded with email.
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A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email: Intonation
A good site as a resource for changing tone and voice in the written medium of email. Discusses asterisks, capital letters, punctuation, whitespace, and lower-case letters.
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A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email: Acronyms & Jargon
An interesting and fairly detailed list of many of the acronyms that are used in email. Also discusses some unique internet/email "jargon," such as "spam."
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Tel Aviv University: Mime
This technical article explains MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions). MIME is a specification for enhancing the capabilities of standard Internet electronic mail. It offers a simple standardized way to represent and encode a wide...
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Webfoot: Finding Someone's Email Address
Looking for someone's email address. This article first describes the anatomy of an email address and then various methods for searching for a particular address.
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V Myths
Resource cracks the myths, hoaxes, and urban legends related to computer viruses. Also provides information on how to tell the difference between a hoax and a real virus and ways to reduce the number of false-alarms received.
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Superior Software for Windows: Rules to Better Email
A complete list of email rules which can help people learn how to send more effective emails and manage their inboxes.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Recognizing Readers? Needs and Expectations for E Mail Replies
Contains plans for three lessons that teach about using e-mail as well as literary concepts like audience awareness. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Beginning Writers Compare E Mail With Letter Writing
Contains plans for three lessons that teach younger students the differences between letter writing and e-mail writing. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: Advance Fee Frauds
One type of internet fraud is the advance fee scam. Criminals promise huge returns on a small fee in advance. This article describes how to recognize some of the common advance fee scams and how to avoid them.
Read Works
Read Works: Bff
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text with running emails between two friends, one who is at home and one whose family is vacationing in Venice. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Writing Good Emails: K 2
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore the components of a well-written email.
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Internet Scam Busters
This website provides up-to-date info on the current scams on the Internet. It also gives tips for avoiding scams and what to do if you have been scammed.