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Email: to communicate with me formally or each other informally
Discussion Forum: to communicate ideas with all students in the class
formally
Chat: to converse with all students in the class quickly and informally
Formal: proper use of spelling, grammar, punctuation and use of upper and lower case letters
Informal: rules on the above are relaxed; text emoticons and internet slang, ie. LOL, are allowed
Online Communication is About
PEOPLE and PERCEPTION
Need to feel acceptedNeed to feel their ideas are valuedNeed to feel safe in a community in order to share ideas
Online communication can be perceived both positively and negatively
Always reread what you write to make sure that it makes sense and is not offensive to anyone
Do not write something that you would not say face-to-face with that person
Written words can come back to haunt you!
Be pleasant and polite—avoid offensive language or being confrontational
Be forgiving of mistakes
Visit www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.htm
Learn the core rules of “netiquette” written by “Ms. Manners of the
Internet”, Virginia Shea
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