Introduction to Online Communication Module

Email... How did we ever get along without it?

On both a personal and professional level, email has become one of our principal means of communication in the past decade and a half.

The PEW Internet and American Life Project which has been tracking online activities for over a decade noted in their September 2009 survey that over 89 percent of the 77 percent of American adults who use the internet report using email on a regular basis. Click the link below to take a look at that report if you are interested.

Online Activities Trend Data

Email has become the primary means of communication in many school districts and most professions.

This module will introduce and/or reinforce the Beginning, Intermediate and Proficient Email Skills identified by the EdTechProfile.

Even if you are already comfortable with using email, you will likely find some new features and skills with which you are less familiar.
Before you begin, take another quick look at the EdTechProfile Email Skills Checklist.

We will check off each of those skills as we introduce and practice our online communication skills.

By the end of this module, you will have mastered all of the Beginning and Intermediate Skills and should be well on your way to reaching the Proficient Level.

Next: Email Background Information