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Email Etiquette

9/19/2023

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Why is Email Etiquette Important?>
  • Shows respect:  by using proper etiquette, including grammar, personalization, and a courteous tone, you convey that you value their input and time while fostering positive relationships.
  • Provides clarity: by structuring your emails with clear headings and paragraphs and keeping them concise you help readers understand what you’re trying to communicate.
  • Gives credibility shows that you take communication seriously and can be trusted, reflecting your reputation.
  • Improves response: people are more likely to understand your goal and respond faster.
 
Tips for Crafting the Perfect Professional Email:
  • Optimize subject line.
  • Use charismatic word cues to prompt people’s responses.
  • Personalize emails when possible.  (Send directly to the person rather than the whole group.)
  • Have a clear structure.
  • Stick to the point.
  • Start new chains when necessary.
  • Check your emotions (and your emojis 😊)
  • Include a professional signature (Directions here).
  • Maximize efficiency with templates.
  • Be aware of cultural differences.
  • Make sure mobile-friendly.
  • Understand when emails should be a meeting, and vice versa.
  • No guilt into responding
  • Have effective email management.  (If your inbox is full of unread messages from weeks, or months, maybe even years back; delete them.  Start fresh.  I promise you will feel better.)
 
Article this came from.
 
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ebooks/audiobooks

5/2/2023

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Summer Free Audiobooks
I keep hearing from many of you about your Kindle or Audible accounts. Even as a librarian I am not sure why anyone buys books anymore!  (Yes, I realize SOME are must haves!)  Remember that GSD has had e-book to “check out” for quite some time now but Audiofile has been giving them away for free each summer for a few years now.  They have a great selection ALL SUMMER!
  1. Have pre-selected and well paired books 14 weeks – 28 free audiobooks.
  2. Must be downloaded the week they are available – but can listen ANYTIME. (It has already started with week 1!)
  3. Use the Sora App (same as GSD) but add the Audiofile library!
  4. Enjoy some audiobooks!
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take those files

5/2/2023

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SENIORS and EMPLOYEE’s LEAVING GSD
  1. Please do NOT forget to take you documents with you!!
  2. Of course, I have instructions! https://www.skylinemediacenter.org/senior-files.html
  3. Yes, you can do it yourself.  Of course, I will help you or your seniors.
  4. NO, I cannot get them after you leave.
  5. TELL YOUR SENIORS!
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Color coding google drive folders

4/25/2023

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Canvas Studio

4/18/2023

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Canvas Studio is part of what the district pays for with our Canvas integration.

​Here is a Video on how to use it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qW5FUvKZGk

Canvas Studio is located inside Canvas.  Log into your Canvas Account.
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More Videos:
https://youtu.be/TxadazUgopM How to create a video with studio.
https://youtu.be/ThetBMLovXw How to link assignments to Modules
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teams voice

2/14/2023

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  1. You will no longer be able to use Skype in any capacity.
  2. If your phones says to log into Communicator try rebooting your machine.
    1. If that doesn’t work, try unplugging and replugging in your phone.
    2. If that doesn’t work try shutting down and restarting Teams.
  3. You may not hear a dial tone.  That does not mean that the phone is not working.  Try dialing, either through the phone or through the calls button in Teams.
 
I am attaching a couple links for documents and videos that might answer some questions that I haven’t thought of.
 
Welcome to Microsoft Teams Voice
 
Day 1 Guide (but will also, help with basic questions)
 
District Created Video Tutorials
                The two that seem to be the most helpful for you as teachers:
                                Calls Landing Page, Initiate a Call, and Voicemail in Teams
                                Call Answering Rules and Ringtone Settings
 
Messaging and Calling Overview
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limiting access in lanschool air

11/1/2022

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Google forms has changed their restrictions:

11/16/2021

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Google has changed where the restrictions are in forms.  By default users OUTSIDE of @granitesd will NOT be able to view your forms.  This makes sense for child privacy reasons.  IF you want other people in the world (such as parents, community members, etc.) to access your form you must UNCHECK the “Restrict to users….” Button in the form settings.  This function used to be accessible when you shared the link, but not anymore.
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adding gif's to emails and google slides

10/12/2021

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EMAIL:

​*Add the GIPHY extension to your computer or go to https://giphy.com
*Open a new email
*Find the GIF that you want to use
*Copy the GIF from the etension or website (use the right click and "copy image")
*Paste the GIF into your new email (right click and "paste" or CTRL+V)


GOOGLE SLIDES:
*Add the GIPHY extension to your computer or go to https://giphy.com
*Open a Google Slide Presentation
*Find the GIF you want and click on it.
*Click "share" to the right of the image and "copy GIF link"
*Go back to the presentation, click the image drop down menu, click "by URL", paste the GIF link, click "insert"

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Lanschool

9/7/2021

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Are you tired of your students going off to random things when on their Chromebooks?  You can monitor them using LanSchool.
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