Gmail

Welcome to another post about a resource used in our project! Today we will be exposing a tool you have probably used, Gmail!

In our Didactic Unit, this well-known tool is used in multiple times; in the introductory session - not the first one - students use it to receive the city mayor's invitation for the meeting for the next day. In the ninth session students send the invitation for the exposition about their respective proyects.

As in other posts, let's see what is Gmail and how to use it!

What is Gmail?

Gmail is defined by Wikipedia as 'a free email service developed by Google. Users can access Gmail on the web and using third-party programs that synchronize email content through POPor IMAP protocols.' Gmail is defined as an email service, so it's easy to assume that you can send and receive emails. This is the main use given to this services, but joining video meetings, chatting, synchronize your calendar, ... Multiple additional combinations are available.

According to Google Workspace Learning Centre says, with Gmail you can do the following:

Section 1: Create and send email

1.1 Create and send email 1.2 See new email 1.3 Reply to email 1.4 Change recipients or subjects 1.5 Save and print attachments 1.6 Email without an internet connection 1.7 Turn your vacation responder on or off

Section 2: Organize your inbox

2.1 Switch to labels from folders 2.2 Create labels 2.3 Apply labels 2.4 Add filters 2.5 Star important email 2.6 Snooze email 2.7 Archive or delete email

Section 3: Find email

3.1 Search your inbox 3.2 Narrow your search

Section 4: Create signatures

4.1 Create a signature 4.2 Add a signature to an email 4.3 Edit a signature 4.4 Delete a signature

Section 5: Start a video meeting and send messages

5.1 Start and join video meetings 5.2 Use Chat in Gmail 5.3 Change your status in Gmail

Section 6: Use other tools

6.1 Open your Google Calendar and events 6.2 Open notes in Google Keep 6.3 Open your to-do lists in Google Tasks 6.4 Get add-ons

Source: What can you do with Gmail? - Google Working Learning Center.

How to use Gmail?

The first step is obviously to log into your account with Google! We won't be telling how to register in Gmail since by havind a Google account, you automatically have Gmail. Once you have access to your Gmail account, you will be on your 'Inbox', which is basically the place where you can control and see everything of your Gmail.

To do the basics, which are send and receive emails, it's really easy. To send an email you must first click on '+ Compose'. A small window will open on the bottom right (you can maximize it). In that window you will see the 'Recipients' and the 'Subject' on the two upper "lines", the big square is for the description or what you are interested to send. You can attach files, a link, emojis, photos,... Once you are done, you can click 'Send'. If you click on the small arrow next to 'Send', another option unfolds, which is 'Schedule send'. You can program when a mail will be sent!

Here ends another post about an useful tool you can find and use in the Internet! Hope you enjoyed it and learned something new!