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trick to create fake gmail logins for students
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The problem that many teachers face when having students create user accounts for web applications is that most applications require a valid e-mail address to create the account. There is a solution that I learned from Alice Mercer about harnessing Gmail to create "fake" accounts that applications will recognize as legitimate.
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create user accounts for web applications
is that most applications require a
valid
e-mail address to create the account. There is a solution that I learned
from
Alice
Mercer
about harnessing
Gmail
to create "fake" accounts that
applications will
recognize as
legitimate.
Create a legitimate gmail account
at
http://mail.google.com/
. (e.g.
username@gmail.com
). Then, you can
use that
base account to "trick" web applications that require e-mail address to
create user accounts. The way it works is
that you add a + and a student
name/alias after the gmail user name
(e.g.
username+sara@gmail.com
,
username+tom@gmail.com
,
username+chris@gmail.com
,
etc.)
The web
applications will recognize those addresses as
real
e-mail addresses, but students never see an inbox. They cannot
send nor
receive e-mail because you haven't actually created an e-mail account
for them; they don't have a password to
sign into Gmail. Any e-mail (i.e.
registration confirmations, etc.) that
are sent to the username+name@gmail
accounts
will be delivered to the Gmail inbox that only you can
access.
I
have used
this to register students for blogs, wikis, and other Web 2.0
applications. The one catch is that it
does not work when registering
students
for Google applications, like Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google
Notebook, etc.
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Ann Marie DlottThis is a way to create Google fake student email accounts. Doesn't work when registering students for Google applications, but will work with other things.
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The problem that many teachers face when having students
create user accounts for web applications is that most applications require a
valid e-mail address to create the account. There is a solution that I learned
from Alice
Mercer about harnessing Gmail to create "fake" accounts that applications will
recognize as legitimate.
Create a legitimate gmail account at http://mail.google.com/. (e.g.
username@gmail.com). Then, you can
use that base account to "trick" web applications that require e-mail address to
create user accounts. The way it works is that you add a + and a student
name/alias after the gmail user name (e.g. username+sara@gmail.com, username+tom@gmail.com, username+chris@gmail.com,
etc.)
The web applications will recognize those addresses as
real e-mail addresses, but students never see an inbox. They cannot
send nor receive e-mail because you haven't actually created an e-mail account
for them; they don't have a password to sign into Gmail. Any e-mail (i.e.
registration confirmations, etc.) that are sent to the username+name@gmail
accounts will be delivered to the Gmail inbox that only you can access.
I
have used this to register students for blogs, wikis, and other Web 2.0
applications. The one catch is that it does not work when registering
students for Google applications, like Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google
Notebook, etc. -
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Lisa AllenPrivacy for student accounts
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delivered to the Gmail inbox that only you can access.
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Traci Grandgeorgehow to trick google to make phony student accounts for web2.0 signups
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Create a legitimate gmail account at http://mail.google.com/. (e.g. username@gmail.com). Then, you can use that base account to "trick" web applications that require e-mail address to create user accounts. The way it works is that you add a + and a student name/alias after the gmail user name (e.g. username+sara@gmail.com, username+tom@gmail.com, username+chris@gmail.com, etc.)
The web applications will recognize those addresses as real e-mail addresses, but students never see an inbox. They cannot send nor receive e-mail because you haven't actually created an e-mail account for them; they don't have a password to sign into Gmail. Any e-mail (i.e. registration confirmations, etc.) that are sent to the username+name@gmail accounts will be delivered to the Gmail inbox that only you can access. -
The one catch is that it does not work when registering students for Google applications, like Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Notebook, etc.
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Rob JacklinGmail for Student Accounts
The problem that many teachers face when having students create user accounts for web applications is that most applications require a valid e-mail address to create the account. There is a solution that I learned from Alice Mercer about harnessing Gmail to create "fake" accounts that applications will recognize as legitimate.
Create a legitimate gmail account at http://mail.google.com/. (e.g. username@gmail.com). Then, you can use that base account to "trick" web applications that require e-mail address to create user accounts. The way it works is that you add a + and a student name/alias after the gmail user name (e.g. username+sara@gmail.com, username+tom@gmail.com, username+chris@gmail.com, etc.) -
jason mammanoCreate a legitimate gmail account at http://mail.google.com/. (e.g. username@gmail.com). Then, you can use that base account to "trick" web applications that require e-mail address to create user accounts. The way it works is that you add a + and a student name/alias after the gmail user name (e.g. username+sara@gmail.com, username+tom@gmail.com, username+chris@gmail.com, etc.)
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sherill maddoxcreate "fake" student emails for registering online
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Stéphane MétralThe problem that many teachers face when having students create user accounts for web applications is that most applications require a valid e-mail address to create the account. There is a solution that I learned from Alice Mercer about harnessing Gmail to create "fake" accounts that applications will recognize as legitimate.
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The problem that many teachers face when having students create user accounts for web applications is that most applications require a valid e-mail address to create the account. There is a solution that I learned from Alice Mercer about harnessing Gmail to create "fake" accounts that applications will recognize as legitimate.
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Rick SanchezTips on using Google add-ons
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The problem that many teachers face when having students create user accounts for web applications is that most applications require a valid e-mail address to create the account. There is a solution that I learned from Alice Mercer about harnessing Gmail to create "fake" accounts that applications will recognize as legitimate.
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Thomas BrownHow to trick Gmail. Purpose is to easily sign up a bunch of students for a web service without knowing or entering their emails.
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