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Unit 2 Lesson 2.01 Netiquette Rules of the Road Ethics & Responsibility
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Ethics & Responsibility

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Ethics & Responsibility. Unit 2 Lesson 2.01 Netiquette Rules of the Road. Introduction. A system, or set of rules , is vital for anything in which human beings are involved. When driving a car, you have “ rules of the road” When playing a sport, there are “ rules of the game” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Unit 2Lesson 2.01 Netiquette Rules of the Road

Ethics & Responsibility

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Introduction• A system, or set of rules, is vital for anything in which human

beings are involved. • When driving a car,

– you have “rules of the road”• When playing a sport,

– there are “rules of the game”• Rules make life simpler and more pleasant• Rules remove many chances for misunderstanding • Rules create order and mutual respect. • There are rules when using computer networks.• According to Wikipedia.org,

– Netiquette (NETwork etIQUETTE) is a set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from email and instant messaging to blogs and forums.

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

Basic Email Etiquette

• Basic Email Etiquette – Begin each e-mail with a greeting – Identify yourself – Include subject line which reflects the content – Be clear and concise – Choose words and typestyles thoughtfully

• Bold or ALL CAPS looks like shouting (called flames)

• Large font and font colors are difficult to read • Be careful with words that can stereotype

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Be Professional – Be professional when writing e-mail

• No abbreviations • Use emoticons sparingly

– They are often misunderstood and relay vague ideas

– It’s better to find clear words for your thoughts

• Address people you don't know as Mr., Mrs., or Ms.

– Use proper business English, especially if you are writing to a businessperson

– Remain polite – Use please and thank you – Never use offensive language

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Spelling and Grammar – Use Correct Spelling

• Use a dictionary or a spell checker • When in doubt, spell it out!

– Use Proper Grammar • You can write in a conversational tone • Pay attention to basic rules of grammar

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Watch Your Tone – If your message is designed to vent strong

feelings • write it, but do not send it until you have

slept on it overnight. • It is interesting how different your words look

in the light of day! – If your words appear to be rude, you could start a

“flame war”

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Forwarding Email – Do not forward bogus information

• Search the topic in these to make sure it’s not a hoax – Snopes.com – TruthOrFiction.com

– Without thinking you can expose your friends’ email address to total strangers • Remove email addresses at top before

forwarding

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Attachments – Ask before you send an attachment to someone – Many people won’t open attachments

• Because of computer viruses • Viruses can even come disguised in email

messages from someone you know

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Minimize Photos – Picture Pixel Size

• Right off camera photos are 1,000 pixels or greater

• Minimize them to no larger than 600 pixels to make them emailable

– Reasons why you should not send large files • Takes a long time to download • Not respecting recipient’s time • May even max out their email box

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Is Electronic Mail Private?– Anything you write online can be (and may be)

forwarded to others – Do not disclose trade secrets or company-

confidential information – Never send the following over email:

• Usernames and passwords • Credit card or other account information • Sensitive information

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Lesson: General Netiquette Guidelines

• Misc. – Delete old e-mail messages; they take up valuable

storage space – Don’t contribute to litter on the Information

Superhighway – Do not forward chain e-mails to others

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Side Trip

• Pause right now• Go to the How Fast Can You Read? link below the

2.01 PowerPoint on the BTA PowerPoint page.– Take a short speed reading test. – Use the "faster" or "slower" buttons to find the

rate at which you can just read the complete sentence.

– Be sure to press “Start” each time. – Test yourself several times to see if you can

improve your reading speed.– Take a screenshot of your final speed.

• Save this in your Unit 2 Folder on your F Drive as 2.01 How Fast Can You Read

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Practice

• Take the Famous Netiquette Quiz (It is located below the 2.01 PowerPoint on the

BTA PowerPoint page)– Practice what you’ve learned– Be brave– Choose the Very Hard difficulty level– After you finish the test take a screenshot after

you have reviewed all the questions. After the last question you will see:• You got ___ out of _____ questions for a

score of _____%– Save this in your Unit 2 Folder on your F

Drive as 2.01 Practice

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Task 1

• Do you think you can recognize violations of Netiquette rules? • Use the Ten Rules of Netiquette to help you with this

assignment. • Apply what you’ve learned to the situations listed in the

Netiquette Scenarios Worksheet. • Read each scenario carefully then list the Netiquette rule(s) that

were most accurately violated for each scenario. – (Just list the number or numbers of the rules (i.e. 3, 5, 7,

etc.)• Save this in your Unit 2 Folder on your F Drive as 2.01

Netiquette Scenarios Worksheet

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Task 2• Send an email to me inquiring about your grade.

– Open Word and click on the Microsoft Office Button (Top Left).– Then Click on Send.– Then Click on E-mail.– Click on From– Click on Show From

• Here are the rules you must follow: – Include a Subject Line which reflects the content (2.01 E-mail)– Include a greeting such as “Mrs. Doe” (Mr. Mickens)– Be clear and concise (not too wordy) (What is my grade?)– Use a standard font such as Times New Roman 11 (no fancy or large fonts) – Use proper business English — no abbreviations or emoticons – Spellcheck and proofread – Take a screenshot of this and paste it into a Word document.

Save it as 2.01 E-mail in your Unit 2 Folder on your F Drive.– You should now have 4 things saved on your F Drive in your Unit

2 Folder» 2.01 How Fast Can You Read» 2.01 Practice» 2.01 Netiquette Scenarios Worksheet» 2.01 E-mail