DIGITAL LITERACY CURRICULUM · WiFi for the trainer regular room preferably round tables hand-outs folders Number of participants: Maximum 25 students Purpose: to educate and raise

DIGITAL LITERACYCURRICULUM

STUDENT’S WORKSHOP GUIDENetiquette

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STUDENT’S WORKSHOP GUIDE Netiquette

Workshop Components

Note:this document is inclusive only of the Workshop Guide. All other components for this workshop are listed below for the trainer’s reference and can be found in the Netiquette Workshop File.

● Workshop Guide

● Background Reading for Trainer

● Background Reading for Student

● Netiquette PowerPoint

● Workshop Practical Activities

● Workshop Notes

● Workshop Learner's Feedback

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TECHNICAL STAFF WORKSHOP

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Target Audience: Students

Workshop Duration: 170 Minutes

Workshop Components:

● Workshop Guide

● Background Reading for Trainer

● Background Reading for Student

● Netiquette PowerPoint

● Workshop Practical Activities

● Workshop Notes

● Workshop Learner's Feedback

Workshop Overview: the Netiquette Workshop aims to introduce the students to the world of internet etiquette, providing them with valuable information regarding how they should behave online. they will learn the importance of good etiquette and the rules that should govern their interactions with people while using the internet. to help students understand the concept of Netiquette, they will engage in several group Practical Activities that will help them think about how to act in specific situations, and then review what they learned through the workshop.

Introduction To Netiquette Workshop





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Duration: Around 170 minutes

Requirements: ● Projector ● WiFi for the trainer ● regular room ● preferably round tables ● hand-outs ● folders

Number of participants:Maximum 25 students

Purpose:to educate and raise awareness of Netiquette.

Objectives: 1. introduce the topic.2. Highlight the importance of Good etiquette.3. Highlight Netiquette Rules.4. Help them find ways to:

a. be a good online citizen. b. react to unethical behavior.

5. Highlight that it is a rule for everyone.

Materials to be used: ● Flipcharts ● markers ● Workshop Guide ● PPt

Workshop Guide Netiquette





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Action Trainer Participants Materials Timing

General Introduction to the program and today’s topic – Slide 1

this is an opening slide.introduces himself/herself and the program and today’s topic DiGitAL LiteRACYCuRRiCuLuM.if needed – asks participants to introduce themselvesif you think an icebreaker is needed – the trainer does it now.

Listen and introduce themselves.

PPt, icebreakers ACt 1.

15 min

How to be Safe in Reality – Slide 2

You may want to talk here about safety from a health, traffic, and life perspective and after that go ahead and ask the participants how different is the online world from the real world and if it is important to be safe in the online world as well as being safe in the real world.

Listen and discuss why is Safety online is big concern as Safety in the real world.

PPt 10 min

What is Cyber Safety – Slide 3

First encourage participants to define what could be a cyber-safety definition. Ask them what they think before you show them the scientific definition.

Listen and discuss.

PPt 10 min

[ACT 2] Is Cyber Safety Important – List OnlineThreats (GroupWork)– Slide 4

Asks students to divide into groups of 5 and pass on a flip chart sheet and encourage them to write down why would they think we need to be safe online and based on their answers, say YeS, that means there are threats and accordingly ask them to list at least 8 online threats.

Participate in the activity and Get split in groups of 5. Write down why they think it is important to be safe online. List at least 8 online threats.

PPt, Flip chart, markers, ACt 2 – List Online threats (Group Work).

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Workshop Objectives – Slide 5

Define the objectives of today’s topic. You may want to give a very brief overview on Netiquette but not much.

Listen. PPt 5 min

Netiquette – Definition – Slide 6

Here the instructor is required to introduce Netiquette and break it down into two parts “Net” and “etiquette” and highlight some practices that should be applied online as offline – normal etiquettes.

i.e. Respect others, don’t lie,etc…

Listen. PPt 10 min

Importance of Good Etiquette – Slide 7

Highlight its effect on your life where it will help you respect and be respected by others.

Listen. PPt. 5 min

Netiquette Rules – Slides 8—9

Highlight the different behaviours a person should always remember when dealing online.

Listen. PPt. 20 min

[ACT 3] – List Good Online Practices (Group Work) – Slide 10

Here you divide them in groups and ask them to list a number of practices and behaviors that would keep them respected and help them respect others online.

Participate in the activity.

PPt, ACt 3 List good online

20 min

How to react to unethical behavior – Slide 11

Show them examples of unethical behavior and tell them how to react to such behavior or activity; sometimes by not getting involved and some others by legally pursuing, blocking, etc.

Listen. PPt. 15 min





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Who should follow Netiquette – Slide 12

encourage discussion. the answer is everyone but do not answer for the participants. All users of internet have to follow netiquette. it’s exactly like with the law – it’s no excuse if you don’t know it.

Listen, Discuss and share your thoughts on who should follow Netiquette.

PPt. 5 min

[ACT 4] – Brain Storm Netiquette (Mind Mapping)

encourage students to participate in the mind mapping game to wrap up all that was covered and they have learned.

Participate the mind mapping game. Ask questions at the end if any.

PPt, ACt 4. 20 min

Any Questions? – Slide 14

encourage participants to ask questions on the topic or even related to safety in general. Pass on Learner feedbacks as well as an article for them to read when they get back home.

Ask questions if any.

PPt, ACt 4,LeARNeR FeeDBACK.

10 min


STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 1. ICEBREAKERSNetiquette





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STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 1. ICEBREAKERS Netiquette

Notes for the trainer:You can choose one of the icebreakers or pick an icebreaker you’ve previously done in your training practice. You don’t have to do the icebreakers and usually with teachers you should choose those not requiring too much energy and moving around – a short conversation or a story from life is better than “hide and seek” or other activities of this kind. Just observe the group and think what they need – do they need more energy or less energy or do they just want you to go on with activities.

the icebreakers are described separately. Only use icebreakers if you feel they will help you in the workshop. they are not the core of your content – do not fill the workshop just with icebreakers.

Brief description of icebreakers you will find in teacher’s materials.

Variations:treat the list of icebreakers as inspiration. this kind of micro-activities is something each trainer collects and modifies all the time and uses it when appropriate. if you have a group of teachers from the same school do not use icebreakers which are supposed to help the participants memorize each other’s names as it is irrelevant, if the group of participants consists of older and experienced teachers – do not try to make them run around and sing as they will probably refuse.

if you feel you have a micro-activity you prefer to use – use it.

ACT 1Icebreakers





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STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 1. ICEBREAKERS Netiquette

1. Names Participants sit in circle and one by one pronounce their names repeating also all the names of people talking before them. The first one has an extra round repeating all names in the end.

2. Names Participants sit in circle and one by one pronounce their names saying e.g. Ann – artist – finding words describing them best and starting with the same letter as their names.

3. Names Participants just pronounce their names one by one.

4. Hobbies Participants stand on chairs in a circle and given a category – walk on chairs to put themselves in a given order (e.g. size of shoe).

5. Hobbies All participants draw what is their favorite hobby. then 4 chosen participants stand in corners of the room and not speaking but just watching the drawings the other participants try to guess with whom they share hobbies. They find place next to the drawing they find describing similar hobby to theirs. Still no talking! After completing the task the group sits together and discuss the outcomes – how the façade can be misleading.☺

6. Pure fun Participants are divided into groups of at least 3 and get a task to build “a machine for…”. Depending on a level of participants’ ability of abstract thinking they either build specific machines i.e. for grass mowing or can build for example a machine for making sun shine.

7. Pure fun One of participants sits on a chair and four other participants try to lift him/her with their fingers.

8. Pure fun Guessing characters – participants have sticky notes on their backs with names of characters (from cartoons or from politics or movies etc.). their task is to guess who they are. they can ask others questions but only can expect a yes or no answer.

9. Feedback Cigarette – participants write feedback and fold the sheet of paper one by one to form a cigarette at the end. trainer can decide on the kind of feedback he/she wants.

10. Feedback Participants draw their hand on paper – just a sketch. then they write their name on it. then they are asked to count how many positive features they have and write the number down. then they are asked to add 2 to the number they’ve written down and this is the number of their features they are asked to name and write down.

11. Feedback the trainer puts a bowl in an exposed place and asks the participants to put their feedback to it on sticky notes each time they feel they want to.

12. Miscellaneous Participants get in pairs and speak about each other for one minute, the other taking notes. the task is then to draw all the things heard and show to the group and let them guess what is drawn.

13. Anti – stress What makes you angry in… (school, work etc.)? Write it down individually. We’ll not read it. it’s for you to realize. Now tear the papers into as small pieces as you can. And imagine some funny creature. Now stick the pieces on paper to form the creature you thought of.☺


STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 2. GROUP WORKNetiquette





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STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 2. GROUP WORK Netiquette

Topic:ACt 2 – List Online threats

Title:List Online threats – Group Work

Objectives covered:1. Participants will be able to explain why

would they need to be safe online. 2. Participants will be able to list a couple of

online threats.

Time: 20 minutes

ResourcesPPt, Flip chart, Pen/marker for each group – Slide 4.

Notes for the trainer:Divide students into groups of 5. Pass on a flip chart and a pen to each group. Encourage them to write down why safety is so important and why would they need to be safe online. After that, ask each group to list at 8 online threat and to describe each of the threats into a brief sentence. You should not expect them to write exact terms, but mostly the things they face online that could hurt them or their family and to categorise them in a list of things.

Variations:if a group seems to be willing to complete the task but you notice they didn’t understand it – assist them. Write for them one of the threats and encourage them to write and explain the

rest. Let them think of what could happen or happened to them bad before and ask them to categorise that as one of the threats.

if the group is small, ask participants to shout out the reason of why is it important to be safe online and a number of online threats while you write them on a flipchart and then walk them through the list.

if computers are available and we have enough time, divide them into groups of five and ask them to look online for online threats and a definition of online safety in five minutes and then present the outcome to the rest of the group in three minutes.

if the session is being conducted in a library, divide them into groups of five and ask them to look for books on safety and pick any number of online threats and a definition on online safety in five minutes and then present the outcome to the rest of the group in three minutes.

Expectations:Why is it important to stay safe online? in the same way you learn about safety when you leave the house, it is important to learn how to stay safe online. these are skills that will stay with you for life.

ACT 2 – (Group Work)List Online Threats


STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 3. GROUP WORKNetiquette





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STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 3. GROUP WORK Netiquette

Topic:ACt 3 – List Good Online Practices

Title:List Good Online Practices – Group Work

Objectives covered:Participants will be able to highlight different online practices to help them keep good etiquette online.

Time:20 minutes

Resources:PPt, Flip chart, Pen/marker for each group – Slide 10.

Notes for the trainer:Divide participants into groups of five and pass on a flip chart and a pen or a marker. Ask them to list down all the good practices they have done or are planning to do or have in mind, but haven’t applied yet (in five minutes). Ask them to pick one of the team to present the outcome in 2 minutes.

Highlight key important practices such as using the internet to complete a study or research i.e. utilize the internet more effectively based on your study interest as it has a great encyclopaedia.

Variations:If you find a group having difficulty to find answers, that could be a sign that this particular group doesn’t use the internet more

ethically and by that you could help them identify the benefits of the internet world i.e. how the internet is a great encyclopaedia, give them examples of how it was hard in the old times to find a resource and that it is great in addition to many other features the internet has given us.

if you’re in a computer lab, ask them to look up good practices online and present the outcome to the rest of the group.

if it is a small group, encourage discussion by taking their answers and writing it down on the board or flip chart.

If you seem to find a group that is quite knowledgeable on the topic in comparison to the rest of the class, encourage them to pick one of the team and ask them to present the outcome and share some experience if possible.

Expectations: ● Forward useful messages to friends and

family. ● Not to respond to hate messages. ● Putting limits in any communication

channel with others online. ● utilise the internet in study and research. ● Read news and articles – get updated on

the world around us. ● enrich self-knowledge.

ACT 3 – (Group Work)List Good Online Practices


STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 4. MIND MAPPING Netiquette





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STUDENT’S WORKSHOP ACT 4. MIND MAPPING Netiquette

Topic:ACt 4 – Brain Storm Netiquette

Title:Brain Storm Netiquette – Mind Mapping

Objectives covered:Participants will be able to identify: 1. the meaning of Netiquette.2. the importance of Good etiquette.3. The different rules of Netiquette.4. tow they could be good online citizens.5. the unethical behaviors and ways of

dealing with them.

Time:20 minutes

Resources:PPt, Flip Chart, marker – Slide 13.

Notes for the trainer:the trainer starts the mind mapping with Netiquette at the centre and starts by asking questions like what is meant by Netiquette and if it is important then why; what are the rules of Netiquette and how to be a good online citizen, gets all the answers and fills in the gaps on the mind map on a flip chart /or board making sure everyone has understood the lecture and are ready to apply in the online world.

Let the students shout out the answers while you write them on a flip chart.

An example of a mind map on Netiquette for you to get started:http://www.mindmeister.com/180299614/netiquette

Variations:If you see them struggle in finding an answer try reminding them with what was already covered during the day by mentioning titles and an answer or two as a teaser and expect the rest from them. if they weren’t helpful enough to remember then do it yourself as a wrap up of what was covered.

You may leave the mind map all blank with Netiquette at the centre or fill in some and encourage the students to fill in the rest.

if there is a computer system, let them bring all the answers they learned from the lesson and ask them to dig for more online.

You may want to create the mind map on an online platform using the following information:

username: [email protected]: safespaceqa2013safespaceqa2013

http://www.mindomo.com/mindmap

ACT 4 – (Mind Mapping)Brain Storm Netiquette

http://www.mindmeister.com/180299614/netiquette

http://www.mindmeister.com/180299614/netiquette

http://www.mindomo.com/mindmap


STUDENT’S WORKSHOP READING FOR TRAINERSNetiquette

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Background Reading For Trainer

Note:the objective of the background reading is to provide trainers will detailed content regarding the topics they will be explaining and sharing with the audience.





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Several cases of cyber bullying, internet addiction and occurrence of other internet related crimes have been reported in the West as well as among Asian countries. it is evident that people are not using the internet for the purpose for which it was developed. in Arab countries there is a restriction on accessing the internet and internet services. they also have restrictions for children in using mobile phones. However when the child grows up and moves abroad for higher studies, perhaps a european country or Western country, will he/she be equipped to discern right from wrong on the internet. though the internet is providing several beneficial features to one and all at the same time, it is risky and vulnerable to some if proper precautions are not taken online. Hence it is recommended that every school should start teaching children about Netiquette to equip students to combat internet related threats. Parents should also teach them by setting a proper example. the child when at home watches their parents’ behavior while attending phone calls and making online communications. if the way parents address each other with respect, the same manners will be adopted and reflected on the child. If they happen to see an adverse behavior, then the same will be reflected on them as well.

The Internet has brought so many benefits and facilities, therefore let us value them and promote good practices and online behaviors which will be safe for us as well as for everyone. Because of these internet related crimes, some parents are scared to provide their children with access to the internet. this is in one way disadvantageous because there are other students benefiting much from this electronic medium so let us not deprive the rest from benefiting from this service. Parents should not only exercise caution regarding the internet but also train the child about its usage in an environment of trust so that their children can depend on them and confide their concerns when in need. Cruelty happening on the internet in the form of internet related crimes can be reduced and addressed through proper Netiquette practices. When everyone online abides by Netiquette principles then the internet is a safe place for one and all. One principle that everyone can follow is if we are not aware of the rules of the game, never play it. And if we do we may make errors and lose the game. Similarly we should know the correct practices for any activity, knowing them helps us as well as others.

In the Age of Internet Cruelty – Netiquette Matters.

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● Choose the right words: Since it is an online medium and what you write and post can be viewed by a larger audience, make sure to use the right set of words, words that help build others and not hurt them.

● Words can be misinterpreted: Avoid writing about others online, because your words can be misinterpreted. in such cases despite your good intentions, it can be misunderstood by others. it is better to speak well about others. if you want to be a critic, better do it in person than online.

● use common acronyms: Make use of acronyms which are commonly used such as LOL (Laugh out Loud), BRB (Be Right Back), etc. it’s better to avoid acronyms that are unfamiliar and write clearly rather than confusing people.

Remember, let all your communication be rich with kindness, respect and love for every online member as well as those in the real world.

Tips:1. teach the students to communicate with

courtesy in speech and in writing.2. Help students build relationships with all

other students in the class, school and neighbourhood.

3. in all your emails addressed to students, set a standard email etiquette practice, which they can learn and follow.

4. Help them understand how social networking sites, chat messengers and emails can be used to promote positive messages and encourage them to inform their educators of their concerns which need to be addressed.

5. Ask students not to write negatively about others online on channels such as Facebook, because it harms others, it can be accessed by others and once written it remains online forever.


STUDENT’S WORKSHOP READING FOR STUDENTSNetiquette

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Background ReadingFor Students

Note:Have the students read the backgrounder before coming to the workshop or prior to kicking off the workshop session.





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Netiquette is a combination of two words ‘net’ (derived from the internet)1 and etiquette. Netiquette is about practicing courtesy while communicating on the internet. it is about respecting other online users’ views and opinions on the internet. As teenagers you are aware of the social behavior that you have to represent in the real world. However, when it comes to the web world, not many of us exhibit the same social conduct that we exercise in the real world. this is the reason for the occurrence of cybercrimes such as cyber bullying.

it is important for you to understand the difference between online and face to face communications. the way you speak in the real world should be same as that on the internet. For example, while blogging and chatting, some tend to forget that it is not the computer screen that is speaking to the person on the other end but it is you. Many fail to understand this and comment and post anything that is on their mind which may hurt and cause damage to the recipient. Hence netiquette is about standard manners that you and every one of us should follow to ensure building relationship with everyone.

it is necessary for every one of us to practice Netiquette in all our network communications. if you are not aware of this then you need to take advice from your parents and educators to understand the standard communication

on the internet. Adopt the same behavior that you follow face to face when communicating with friends, relatives and family, when you are communicating online with anyone. Be mindful that once you post anything online it cannot be erased; you might delete the comment from your login account but a comment once posted on the internet will remain permanent.

As the old proverb says “tell me your friends, i will tell you what you are”, today it is easy for us to know about anyone. You can know about a person by viewing their social media communications and emails. the language and courtesy they practice in their communication can help one in determining the nature of the person. Many corporates are evaluating their candidates based on their Netiquette behavior.

Our parents have taught us etiquette which comprises rules and conventions for social and professional behavior. Similarly it is important for us to follow a standard set of rules while addressing and communicating with other online users. the way we speak with others will help the other person to speak in the same manner with you. We are judged by what we say and write. Hence being careful about Netiquette practices can help you maintain a good relationship with others.

1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides/about-netiquette

Defining Netiquette

NetiquetteFor Students

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DIGITAL LITERACY CURRICULUM · WiFi for the trainer regular room preferably round tables hand-outs folders Number of participants: Maximum 25 students Purpose: to educate and raise