1. STF-KOER Workshop
Emails as a learning resource
ITfC
February 2014

2. Data v/s Information
Make sense/meaning
Accessible
Classification
Annotation/ comments
Godown v/s Library

3. Is your email a godown or a library?
Email as a Godown
v/s
email as a information / learning resource

4. Checking Gmail on the web –
can be a 'godown' experience
Learn Thunderbird – an email 'client'
to make it a Library
Applications – Internet – Thunderbird
Installation steps on KOER
http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/
Frequently_Asked_Questions#MOZILLA_THUNDERBIRD_ON_UBUNTU

5. ●
Two steps
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Log into your Gmail account and SETTINGS – POP
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Set POP – ON (for future mails)
On your Ubuntu, configure your gmail id on
Thunderbird
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POP settings (receiving mails)
SMTP settings (sending mails)

6. 1. In gmail
enable POP for mail from now on
disable imap

7. Step 1 in Thunderbird

8. Step 2 - Thunderbird –
give gmail id and
password

9. Step 3 Mail
settings in
Thunderbird

10. Final configured TB

11. Off-line Access
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Store off-line
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Read off-line
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Compose / reply off-line (Control-Shift-Enter)
Goes to OUTBOX folder (Inside LOCAL)
Write mail off-line
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Draft mails and store in Draft folder for sending
in future (work part by part)

12. Mail client - Thunderbird
Classification
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Folders and sub folders
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Filters (by person, by subject line, by list)
Classify emails by sender or by topic
● Multiple filters – can set priority for running filters
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Tags (standard and custom)
Annotate emails by your requirements
● Select mail fields to view (include tag, remove thread)
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Junk feature (reduce Junk Mail)

13. Mail Search
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Search with many parameters
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Sender
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Receiver
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With attachments
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Size of file
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Age of mail
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Combinations of parameters
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AND
OR
Emails becomes accessible / retrievable

14. Mail rules / etiquette
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Subject line when sharing materials
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Body of mail
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Names of attachments - full names should be given
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Before replying ask if it will be useful