Tech 101
Fast and Easy Tips to Make You Look Like A Tech Genius!
March 2017
Boise School District librarians offer this monthly newsletter to provide tips and information about some of the digital resources available to both teachers and students.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
Get Your Inbox Cleaned Up
GMAIL - Unroll.Me
Have you signed up for a countless number of newsletters, updates, or even BSD Groups? Check out Unroll.Me to get those emails under control. You can choose to unsubscribe from them, keep them in your Inbox, or even have them come in a single email listing your subscriptions with a description of each email.
Take back control of your Inbox!
How to Get Your Emails Organized
GMAIL - Labels
Labels can be an effective way of organizing your saved emails. Create different labels and color code them to help you stay on top of your tasks.
You really only need five folders:
- Inbox: the inbox is a holding pen. Emails shouldn’t stay here any longer than it takes for you to file them into another folder. The exception to this rule is when you respond immediately and are waiting for an immediate response.
- Today: Everything that requires a response today.
- This Week: Everything that requires a response before the end of the week.
- This Month/Quarter: – Everything that needs a longer-term response. Depending on your role, you many need a monthly folder. Others can operate on a quarterly basis.
- FYI: Most items I receive are informational. If I think I may need to reference an email again, I’ll save it to this folder.
GMAIL - Filters
If you haven't checked out filters in your GMAIL, try a quick one today. Not only can they be used for a more detailed search in your email, but they can be saved and set up to automatically move your emails anywhere they need to go.
In the example below, the filter term is the students' email domain. The filter was created to intercept any student emails and star them as important and place them into a specific label/folder in your email.
Click the images below to see examples of the filter procedure.
In the example below, the filter term is the students' email domain. The filter was created to intercept any student emails and star them as important and place them into a specific label/folder in your email.
Click the images below to see examples of the filter procedure.
How to Make Your Email Work for You
GMAIL - Keyboard Shortcuts
Help make your email experience more efficient and streamline by using some of Google's Keyboard Shortcuts for GMAIL.
Why grab your mouse and to hit send after typing a response, when you can just hit Ctrl+Enter to send it.
Check out a short list of our favorite shortcuts, by clicking here.
Why grab your mouse and to hit send after typing a response, when you can just hit Ctrl+Enter to send it.
Check out a short list of our favorite shortcuts, by clicking here.
GMAIL Extensions - Streak and Boomerang
Try out of these great email extensions. Both allow for scheduling future emails and snoozing emails to leave your Inbox temporarily until a set time that you decide on.
Boomerang for Gmail and Streak CRM for Gmail.
Boomerang for Gmail and Streak CRM for Gmail.
GMAIL - The Email Game
Need a little incentive on going through your email? Try using The Email Game. The program will award point as you go through your emails. The faster you empty out your inbox, the more points you receive. See how much time you can save as you learn the game.