Cyber Smartz

Flex Your CyberSMARTZ

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Test Your CyberSMARTZ

In what ways is the Internet like a city?

How long is something you post online available

for others to view?

What are the benefits of social networking sites?

What are the dangers of social networking sites?

What should you never reveal when posting to a blog, chat room, IM, or other online forum?

Why should you think twice before posting

anything (words, images, audio) online?

Behind every name and avatar there is a real person

Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Respect the privacy of your classmates and what they share in class.

N e t i q u e t t e T i p s 1

Ask classmates for clarification if you find a post offensive or difficult to understand.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Avoid sweeping generalizations. Back up your stated opinions with facts and reliable sources.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Understand that we may disagree and that exposure to other people’s opinions is part of the learning experience.

N e t i q u e t t e T i p s 4

Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

N e t i q u e t t e T i p s

Be respectful of each other. We’re all in this together. Before posting a comment, ask whether you would be willing to make the same comment to a person’s face.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Keep in mind that everything you write is recorded FOREVER. On the Internet there are no “take backs.”

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Keep in mind that your online learning activities are part of a class. Something that would be inappropriate in school is inappropriate online.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Online communication is STILL communication

TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS IS SHOUTING!

C o m m u n i c a t i o n T i p s 1

Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Be careful with humor and sarcasm. Both can be easily misunderstood in virtual environments, especially by those who don’t know you or your brand of humor.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Review all discussion posts before adding your own to prevent redundancy and repetition.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Check your writing for grammar and spelling errors. Both reflect upon you.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Acronyms (LOL, BFF, etc.) and emoticons are commonly used in informal online communications. Don’t overuse them and remember that they are not considered to be professional.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Check your writing for grammar and spelling errors. Both reflect upon you.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Be sure to give credit to ANYTHING that you copy, reference, or summarize. If you can copy/paste it, it belongs to someone else. Respect intellectual property.

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Lake Superior College: Online Course Netiquette Guidelines http://wiki.lsc.edu/Netiquette

Researching SMARTZ

Search Smarter!

1. The Title 2. Site description

3. The URL 4. Cached link 5. Similar sites

http://www.google.com/help/features.html

G o o g l e Re f e re n c e To o l s

Google Search Tricks Prezi by Tony Vincent

http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/

http://www.schoolr.com/

http://www.tagedu.com/

Savvy Web Skills

Authenticating Online Information

Use this questioning format to evaluate

websites

http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm

I n t e l O n l i n e T h i n k i n g To o l s

Noodle Tools

Knight Cite

Re c o m m e n d e d Re s o u rc e s

Digizen http://www.digizen.org/

Common Sense Media http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

iKeepSafe http://www.ikeepsafe.org/

NetSmartz Teen http://www.nsteens.org/

Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/

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