"Netiquette".As digital communication starts invading our world more and more, it is important to teach our students acceptable ways to communicate properly. Although polite behavior and societal norms have been ingrained in (most of!) our students at a young age, once a screen becomes a divider and a sense of anonymity takes over, etiquette can be forgotten. Hopefully, this page will provide some information about what digital etiquette is and how we can inform our students and help guide their digital behavior.
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![]() It is a good idea for every educator that plans on using digital technology (which I assume is almost everyone now!) to set up definable guidelines of what acceptable digital behavior is and what you expect of the students. This can vary from teacher to teacher and needs to be age appropriate. This set of guidelines may include things such as reminding your students to type "please" and "thank you" when asking classmates for help or communicating in discussion boards or asking students not to type in ALL CAPS so that it won't be misconstrued as aggressive or yelling. If you are looking for examples of netiquette guidelines or for some inspiration developing your own set of guidelines, check out the links below. 15 Essential Netiquette Guidelines to Share With Your Students Internet Safety and Guidelines |
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For our advanced learners:
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Cyberbullying![]() As technology starts to infuse in different aspects of our everyday lives, being used more often and in different ways, it creates more opportunity for children to often have unsupervised interactions with one another. Unfortunately, this seems to increase the potential for cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is just as is sounds, using a digital communication tool to bully/intimidate/threaten someone. Diligent supervision, awareness, strict rules and disciplinary guidelines, and simply recognizing the signs of cyberbullying are of the utmost importance for educators now. The government agency stopbullying.gov has excellent tips for teachers to identify signs of cyberbullying, as well as, tips for how to prevent and address cyberbullying in their classrooms. You can check them out HERE.
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Spelling, Grammar, and Digital Etiquette
![]() In today's fast-paced world of instant messaging, direct messages, live streaming, and shortened attention spans, people have started to employ more and more "textspeak". Textspeak is sort of a language that has evolved from the use of digital communication. It includes a lot of abbreviations, acronyms, emoticons, forgoing the usage of proper punctuation and capitalization, using slang terms, etc. Although these can be helpful in the correct context (like sending a quick "brb" text when you're stepping out for a minute), they have unfortunately, permeated their way into our student's scholarly writing. Some rules on grammar etiquette may be helpful to include in your netiquette guidelines I have mentioned above. Students may need to be reminded to adhere to the correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and rules that govern the English language when creating their discussion posts, webpages, blogs, etc.
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Acceptable Use Policies:
What are AUPs? Why are they important? How do they impact you and your students? Watch my PSA to find out more!
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(n.d.). Retrieved from https://schoolbag.info/language/grammar_3/18.html Educatorstechnology. (2014, June 11). 15 Essential Netiquette Guidelines to Share with Your Students. Retrieved from https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/06/15-essential-netiquette-guidelines-to.html Lester, M. (2018). McGraw-Hill handbook of English grammar and usage. New York: McGraw-Hill. Public Affairs. (2019, December 5). Tips for Teachers. Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/tips-for-teachers |