Ethics & Responsibility

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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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”

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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