B5 Computing · Term 3 Week 7: Electronic Email

Lesson notes

Indicator: B5.6.7.1.3 - Creating an email account (e.g. Yahoo Mail or Gmail account)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List the key pieces of information needed to create an email account.
Identify the steps for creating a Yahoo Mail or Gmail account in the correct order.
Create a personal email account by filling out a registration form with their own details, following the steps from the lesson.
Explain why a strong password is important when creating an email account.
Describe how to stay safe when creating an email account, including choosing a suitable username and keeping personal information private.

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Strand: Internet and Social Media (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Electronic Email (6.7)
Content standard: B5.6.7.1 - Demonstrate the use of Electronic Mail
Indicator: B5.6.7.1.3 - Creating an email account e.g. Yahoo mail or Gmail account. (Yahoo Mail or Gmail account.).
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 26
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Guide learners to create email account (i.e. the possible steps).