Email etiquette

CC - when to use

• To celebrate accomplishments
• To increase transparency
• If everyone needs to see everyone else's replys
• Teachers: to address your teaching team

CC - when not to use

• when there are many people in the thread
• when people's emails are to be kept private

Bcc - when to use

• When there are a lot of people in the email
• To prevent everyone from seeing all of the replys
• When you want an email address hidden from others
• Teachers: when sending emails in mass to parents

Bcc - when to use

• When there are a lot of people in the email
• To prevent everyone from seeing all of the replys
• When you want an email address hidden from others
• Teachers: when sending emails in mass to parents

Reply all - when to use

• to respond to everyone in the thread
• example RSVPing to an event

reply all - when not to use

• when you only need to reply to the sender
• when it will create a mess of emails

forward - when to use

• when you want to send the email to someone it was not originally sent to
• teachers: when someone else needs to be involved in the email (for example, looping in a social worker)

forward - when not to use

• when you send it to the wrong person