An adapted excerpt from Google Course Builder

 

 

Example emails

The following are the emails used in the Power Searching with Google course. Modify them to be relevant to your own course.

• Upon registration (welcome!)
• Upon availability of new material
• After the course (post-course survey)
• Upon successful completion (certificate)

Upon registration (welcome!)

Subject: Welcome to Power Searching with Google!
From: Power Searching with Google Staff <help@example.com>
Message body:

Get started by taking a pre-course assessment and studying the material in the first unit: http://www.example.com

• Unit 1 available now
• Unit 2 available July 11
• Unit 3 and mid-course assessment available July 12
• Hangout on Air with experts July 13 1:00-1:45pm PDT ()
  Submit questions for experts
• Mid-course assessment due July 17 at 7:59am PDT (add to calendar)
• Units 4-6 available July 17-19
• Hangout on Air with search experts July 19 11:00-11:45am PDT (add to calendar)
• Final assessment due July 23 at 4:59pm PDT (>add to calendar)

Need help? Please join the course staff in the course forum and follow our Google+ page for additional exercises, tips, and tricks!

Cheers,
The Power Searching at Google Course Staff

Frequently Asked Questions

• How will I know when new units are available?
  You will receive an email when new units are available.
• What time are the assessments due and the Hangouts on Air held?
  Clicking on the "add to calendar" links above opens a Google Calendar entry with the correct time in your time zone.
• What is a Hangout on Air?
  A Hangout on Air uses Google+ technology to broadcast a live event to the whole world. You can ask questions of our search experts using a website (linked above) called Google Moderator. Our search experts answer the questions live on the air. You can watch the live broadcast on our Google+ page.

You are receiving this email because you enrolled in Power Searching with Google. To unsubscribe from emails about this course, please click here, then click "My Membership." Select "No Email."

Upon availability of new material

Subject: Welcome to Unit 2!
From: Power Searching at Google Staff <help@ example.com>
Message body:

Welcome to the second unit of Power Searching with Google!. Today you'll learn about different kinds of content you can search for using Google as well as how to interpret the results you receive.

Need help? Please join the course staff in the course forum and follow our Google+ page for additional exercises, tips, and tricks!

Upcoming course events

• Unit 3 and mid-course assessment available July 12
• Hangout on Air with search experts July 13 1:00-1:45pm PDT (add to calendar)
  Submit questions for search experts:
• Mid-course assessment due July 17 at 7:59am PDT (add to calendar)

Cheers,
The Power Searching at Google Course Staff

You are receiving this email because you enrolled in Power Searching with Google. To unsubscribe from emails about this course, please click here, then click “My Membership.” Select “No Email.”

After the course (post-course survey)

Subject: Power Searching: Please provide feedback
From: Power Searching at Google Staff <help@ example.com>
Message body:

We would like your feedback on the Power Searching with Google course for which you registered. Even if you did not complete the course, we are interested in your opinions. Please take a moment to answer a few anonymous questions for us at this link.

Thank you!
Power Searching with Google Course Staff

Upon successful completion (certificate)

Subject: Power Searching with Google certificate
From: Power Searching at Google Staff <help@example.com>
Message body:

Congratulations! Here is the certificate you earned through your participation in Power Searching with Google. Below are your assessment scores.

Mid-course assessment score: 100%
Post-course assessment score: 100%

You can print out the attached certificate and hang it on your wall. We hope you enjoyed the course!

Cheers,
Power Searching with Google course staff