Gmail Filtering with Labels and Folders

This is my first issue in the Tech Randomness line. Each will highlight one set of instructions or center around a theme. Some topics may apply to you and others may not, but I would at least hope for a skim (these are also being sent out via email to the staff where I work as a form of technology professional development).

Gmail Filtering

Ok, so we all have email and sometimes our accounts start to look overwhelming. In Gmail, you can set it up to automatically apply color labels to emails as they enter your inbox or you can have certain emails go directly to a folder (you wouldn't necessarily need to see the email at all).

Uses

Organization

Homework - Have students use a particular word (ex: LA7A) in the subject of their email or the name of their shared Google Doc to have it automatically sent to a class folder

Subscriptions - have recurring email subscriptions sent to a particular folder

Flagging - use labels to easily flag emails in your inbox for what you need to do next or for what you need to respond to quickly

Directions

Gmail Using Filters