Why do I need an email address?

Okay, I know that Snapchat is really handy and EVERYBODY has it, right?! But you can't use Snapchat as your mode of communication as an adult. I'm sorry, you just can't. You have to be able to communicate in the adult world because now you are one! Yes, we text our friends, but for literally everything else, we email. We email our bosses, coworkers, professors, businesses, and just about everyone else. And you're going to have to do it, too. So here's what I'm going to need for you to do: go create yourself an email if you don't already have one.  I like gmail personally, but that's because my work email (school account) is also through gmail, which allows me to easily share documents and other stuff. Find one that's right for your needs, because this {student.acsboe.org} account you have is about to go bye-bye, along with everything in it. Go ahead and share everything from that Drive to your personal email (you know, the one you created a minute ago when you started reading this blog post?), and MAKE A COPY OF IT. If you just share it, then when that school email account is deleted after you graduate, everything is lost (pictures, papers you wrote; yes, you may need those for future use if you're going to college, and no, you can't just turn them in as your college papers). If you need help, I'm in room C123.

Hugs,
Hamlin