You are expecting an important email from a guest speaker who is considering doing an instant messaging ‘Ask Me Anything’ Chat with your students tomorrow, but you have to leave your classroom to fulfill your extracurricular duties on the tennis courts. What is the most efficient action you can take in order to receive the email and confirm the guest speaker’s participation in the next day’s event, despite being away from your desk?

You are expecting an important email from a guest speaker who is considering doing an instant messaging ‘Ask Me Anything’ Chat with your students tomorrow, but you have to leave your classroom to fulfill your extracurricular duties on the tennis courts. What is the most efficient action you can take in order to receive the email and confirm the guest speaker’s participation in the next day’s event, despite being away from your desk?

1. Set an “away message” to notify your guest speaker you are away
2. Bring your laptop onto the courts with you
3. Have someone else cover your tennis practice
4. Download and/or activate the Gmail mobile app on your smartphone