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The following are computer objectives and activities centered around the
Netiquette Guidelines by Arlene Rinaldi.
 Objective #1- To expose students to listowner guidelines and recognize the
purpose and reasons behind them.Students will be able to recite three
benefits to following listowner guidelines.
 Activity #1- Provide each student with a list of like listowner
guidelines.Read and discuss them openly in a circle-up of the
students.Generate partner discussion by asking open-ended questions related
to the basis of items listed on the guidelines. Each group has equal amount
of time to voice their opinion to the entire class.
Objective #2- To introduce students to the need for explaining any
references made to persons or objects in our culture when in a discussion
or Usenet group.
Students will be able to identify and classify objects,events or people
that are common in our culture but may not be in others.
Activity #2- In a flash card style expose class to items that are only known
commonly in our society ex. TV shows, pop singers, movies, current events.
Allow students to select an item from a can and catorgorize it as being a
reference that would or would not need further explanation when used with a
Usenet group from another country.
Objective #3- Use computer Internet termonolgy in the correct
context.Understand the definition and the role each vocabulary term plays
in the World Wide Web.
Activity #3- Compile and organize into alphabetical order a list of Internet
terms used in discussions and guidelines relavent to the Internet
today.Students will be able to correctly match the term with its meaning
while putting it into sentences displaying the appropriate context.Role
play using Internet terms.
Objective #4- Evaluation of comments made during a Group discussion or
Usenet group as to rather or not they stick to the topic at hand. Students
will be able to use a set of evaluation suggestions given by the teacher
to determine if comments are relevant to a specific focus.
Activity #4- Students will be divided into teams.A specific topic of focus
will be given to the class. Comments about that topic will be drawn from a
can.The groups must quickly use their evaluation suggestions to determine
if that comment is in focus with the topic being discussed. Each team to
show the correct answer receives a point. The team with the most points at
the end of the game wins.
Some additional things to teach students about:
NEWS GROUPS:
1) I would suggest that if they were involved with a news group to watch,
listen, and read for at least a week before sending messages. That way they could
get to know the group and how they communicate. It would also prevent them
from duplicating what was already said. Who likes to read the same thing?
2) When replying to a message at least include a part of the message, this is called
quoting and it helps the reader to identify what message the responder is referring
to.
3) Reply only to a message when you have something important to say.
4) Read the FAQ when joining a new group before submitting a question. It
gives lots of information about things that appear frequently in a group.
5) Choose your words carefully before posting. Keep in mind many people
around the world will read these words and you do not want any one to
misinterpret a statement. Also make sure your article is clear and concise and
contains no spelling or grammatical errors.
6) Choose your subject carefully - it identifies what the contents of your article.
E-Mail:
1) Don't send an e-mail message that you wouldn't want to be public knowledge.
2) Keep the length of each line reasonable.
3) Don't send abusive, harassing, or bigoted messages.
4) Receivers of e-mail take each message much more seriously than the sender. Be
careful one can not control how someone might perceive the message you send.
5) Use both upper and lower case letters. All uppercase letters are perceived to be
shout and all lowercase s too informal at times.
6) Readers can not read your body language, be careful about using sarcasm.
7) Be careful about who you are responding too - you may send a personal
message to a group of people who it was never intended for.
8) Read messages before you send them, and ask yourself if you'll regret it later.
You can not take back the written word once it is sent.
The rule for classroom use of the Internet should be covered and then signed by each of the students with their parents. This is
not something we need to take lightly. We also need to develop a standard for punishment if and when there is a infraction of
the rules. Consistent disciplining of the rules has to be implemented.
To use Netiquette in the classroom would be to develop scenerioes and have the student evalute whether it is proper or
inadequate behavior. We need to model proper netiquette also. We can not expect something of our students if we do not
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