Academy Essentials

Welcome

Learn to understand how the academy works and start and resume the course in this beginner-friendly Gmail lesson.

Learning outcomes

Explain how to understand how the academy works.
Complete the guided activity safely.
Check that you can start and resume the course.

Before you begin

Use the correct account. Practise with fictional content and never share passwords, recovery codes or confidential information.

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Step-by-step instructions

Open Gmail and confirm that the profile picture and email address show the intended Google Account.
Open the page map and find the first module using fictional or non-sensitive practice information.
Pause before any send, delete, sharing, security or account change; check recipients, permissions and likely consequences.
Review the result and confirm that you can start and resume the course.
Record one useful habit and safely reverse or remove any temporary practice item.

Ian's practical tip: Email can affect real people immediately. Check the account, recipients, subject, attachments, tone and privacy before you send or share.

Practical activity

Open the page map and find the first module. Your expected result is to start and resume the course.

Completion checklist

I used the intended account and safe practice information. I completed and reviewed the activity. I checked recipients, permissions, security and the final result.