Netiquette guidelines
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Our course netiquette guidelines:
- Use your best grammar and spell check as needed so that your 'word presence' can best represent you.
- ALL CAPS is a sign of shouting online or in emails. Please DO NOT SHOUT AT OTHERS:)
- Use the same rules online as you would in real world applications.
- Think before you "speak." What ever you type is more or less permanent and could potentially be damaging to your reputation.
- Give a frame of reference to your post by summarizing the content to which you are responding.
- Incorporate open ended questions to expand/deepen the discussion.
- Respect the time and bandwidth of others - resist the temptation to write everything that you think. Susan Stalewski
- Be genuine in your comments - think more about personally connecting to the discussion than about meeting the course requirement to comment on a given number of postings. Lynette Russell
- Be kind in expressing your opinion and knowledge. Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. Robyn Kramer/Clear Lake
- Share your knowledge and expertise. Carolyn Jenkins from SC
- Send replies to as many people in the discussion as possible. That way everyone feels like they have a part. Carol Kubota/Kalamazoo
12. Don't spam and respect other's copyrights. Don't copy other people's work without their permission. Elizabeth Hansen-Clay / Antigo, WI
13. Be short, brief and to the point in a polite and courteus manner. Maite Kilpatrick
14. Consider that indirectly we have agreed to disagree so do not take personally if someone doesn´t necessarily agree with your post. Maite Kilpatrick
15.Take some risks--sometimes trying things differently is exactly what your students need. When doing this, be as clear as possible in your directions so that students can understand what you are asking them to do since it will be new to them.
Brenda from Cedar Grove
16. Help others (and yourself) in identify the most important message of your posts. Use bolds and italics to highlight the most important part (idea or key-words) in our posts and replies. Neuza Pedro from Portugal
17. Discusse ideas, concepts, principles and scientific topics try to get away from only personal positions or opinions. Neuza Pedro from Portugal
Comments (6)
Ann Williams said
at 8:00 pm on Sep 17, 2009
1. Posts and responses that are forwarded back and forth get lenthy and the first question is many times lost. Summarize content and keep it short.
2. When in doubt, don't send it. Have someone else read your email/post to verify that it reads as intended.(Ann Williams)
J. Pederson said
at 12:52 pm on Sep 23, 2009
1. Express complete thoughts so that others will understand your point of view.
2 If in chatroom, try not to interrupt as some people need more time to express their thoughts. (Joyce Pederson)
Joe Earley said
at 6:38 am on Sep 24, 2009
My mantra that I have been living by for the past 12 months is, "Never miss the opportunity to shut up." Cuts down on me saying too much.
PHYLLIS HARRIS said
at 11:25 am on Oct 3, 2009
I like learning opportunities. I encourage my students to take advantage of learning opportunities. Teaching them that a learning opportunity can be a very simple thing, something that will enhance there education, life skills, budget, etc., is not easy. During our first try, they thought it was difficult; they were out searching for things that they could learn, difficult things that they were not familiar with. Then one day, when they arrived in class; I started asking them simple questions about the computer. The computer was something that was familiar to them, yet there was so much that they didn't understand about it. At that moment, they began to understand, learning can be about something that is very close to them.
keiva jones said
at 9:40 am on Jan 4, 2010
Hi Everyone,
I hope all had a Happy New Years and Christmas.
I justt wanted to say that I agree with Phyllis Harris' comments. In my classes I am going to begin to teach them mood, tone, and figurative language with the use of techology (six word memoir). The major problem is getting them access to the computer when the usage is limited.
carolkubota@... said
at 12:33 pm on Jan 10, 2010
Everyone should be encouraged to engage in the discussion. It is important to engage those who are new and would like to feel welcomed.
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