You Actually Have Two School Emails (Plus Your Own)
Between school systems and your own life, you'll end up using three different email addresses for this class. None of them replace the others — each one unlocks something different. Knowing which is which up front saves a lot of confusion later.
Your School Email
@bronxinternationalhs.com
Run by Bronx International High School itself, on Google Workspace (the same Docs/Slides/Drive/Gmail tools Google sells to businesses, given free to the school). This is the account you'll use day to day in this class — your Drive folder for this course, shared docs, and anything your teacher assigns through Google Classroom.
Your NYC Student Email
@nycstudents.net
A separate account issued by the NYC Department of Education — every public school student in the city gets one. It's the login for TeachHub, your official report card, and other citywide DOE systems. Log in through TeachHub or at gmail.com with this address.
A Personal (or Parent) Email
whatever you or your family already use
For anything outside school systems — signing up for an outside tool for a project, or anything a form asks for that isn't school-related. If you don't have your own yet, make one together with a parent or guardian, or ask them if you can use theirs for class sign-ups. Never guess or make one up.
Which One Do I Actually Use?
| Task | Use this account |
|---|---|
| Saving your work for this class in Google Drive | School email (@bronxinternationalhs.com) |
| Turning in an assignment through Google Classroom | School email (@bronxinternationalhs.com) |
| Checking your official report card / grades | NYC Student email (@nycstudents.net) via TeachHub |
| Logging into other citywide DOE tools | NYC Student email (@nycstudents.net) |
| Signing up for an outside website for a class project | Personal or parent email — ask first if unsure |
Staying Safe With Email (Web Safety Basics)
Now that you know which email is which, here's how to keep all three safe from the most common way accounts actually get broken into — not hacking, but phishing: an email designed to trick you into handing over your password yourself.
Spot a Phishing Email
Red flags: urgent or scary language (“your account will be deleted today”), a request to click a link and log in, a sender address that looks almost right but isn't, or any request for your password. A real school or company will never ask for your password by email.
Example: an email claiming to be from “Google Support” sent from
google-support-team@mail-verify.ru — the name looks official, the address doesn't.
Check Before You Click
Hover over a link (or press and hold on a phone) to preview where it actually goes before clicking. If an email claims to be from Google but the link goes somewhere else entirely, don't click it — go to the real site directly by typing the address yourself, and log in there instead.
Never Share a Password
Not with a friend, not with someone claiming to be IT support, and never by typing it into a site you reached through an email link. Not even your teacher will ever ask for your password — if someone does, that's the red flag itself.
Report It, Don't Just Delete It
If something looks like phishing, tell a teacher or IT instead of just deleting it. Reporting flags it so the same message can be blocked for everyone else who might get it too.
Good Habits & If You're Not Sure Which Email You Have
- Use a different password for school accounts than for personal accounts or games.
- Only enter your school email into official school tools your teacher has told you to use.
- Log out of shared or school computers when you're done — the next student to sit down shouldn't land in your account.
- Ask your teacher if you're not sure which email account you have — they can look up both of your school accounts.
- Never share a password with another student, even a friend.
- If you forget a password, tell a teacher right away rather than guessing repeatedly — accounts can lock after too many wrong tries.