Computer Science Lesson Plan
Class: 6 - Lesson: 5 Creation of Mail ID

Purpose: To learn to create an email ID and to send and receive messages.

No. of Classes

One or two classes (teacher's decision).

Material Required

Windows laptop or desktop, Android tablet or phone.

Curriculum Content
  • 3.3) Mail
  • 3.4) Sent, Inbox and other Folders
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    Prior Knowledge

    Students should know:

  • Wi-Fi and hotspot.
  • Browsers.

    • Exercises

    Exercise 1


    1. Create a new email ID.

    Exercise 2


    1. Send an email to your friend about a tour to Kodaikanal, and attach a video clip of Kodaikanal.

    Exercise 3


    1. Ask a friend to send a video to your email account. When you receive the email, download the video to your local drive.

    Solutions


  • Link to view the solution PDF for Exercise 1.
  • Link to view the solution video for Exercise 2.
  • Link to view the solution video for Exercise 3.

    • Teacher Instructions
    1. Explain to the students how to create an email ID, step by step.
    2. Show the students the teacher's own email account as an example.
    3. Teachers should explain that a mobile number is needed to create a new Gmail account, and that an alternative verification method can be used instead of a phone number.
    4. Teachers should explain the different account types, such as personal and business.
    5. Teachers should explain that a phone number can be used to recover the account if the password is forgotten or access to the inbox is lost.
    6. Use technical terms wherever possible, for example login, logout, sent, compose, draft, forward and reply.
    7. POINTS TO PONDER: What is DNS? What are the IMAP and POP protocols?