Email and Calendar Overview

Email

Basic Usage

• Log in at https://mail.google.com
• Use the username and temporary password provided by MCCPS staff
• Initial Setup:
  • Signature: Settings>General>Signature (Name, position, contact)Labels: Settings>Labels>Create New Label
  • Archive all school-related email, especially if the conversation might be need in the future

Usage Tips

• Avoid email time traps: Keep it to 5 sentences or less, pick a specific time to sort through your email (maybe not first thing in the morning)
• Send the emails to specific people or groups, use the faculty@marbleheadcharter.com email address sparingly
• Emotionally charged communication should be done in face-to-face if possible.
• Seth Godin's relevant Email Check list
• FastCompany's 'Should I Sent That Email?'

Calendar

Basic Usage

• Access calendar either through navigation bar (available after logging in through email) or by logging in directly to:https://www.google.com/calendar using your email login.
• You have your own calendar as a default.
• Go to the Calendars' page and subscribe to the following calendars:
  • Professional Development
  • MCCPS Events
• Use the +Google Calendar button located at the botton of each calendar