Sunday, November 12, 2006

English Period 2...7th Grade Digital Citizenship-Meeting #1 Reflection Activity

As a follow up to our meeting in advising today, I would like you to do a short little reflection activity by leaving a comment regarding the two points in bold below.

#1 Create an account at blogger.com. Follow the tips and suggestions for setting up your blogger.com account. Your username will be your email address that you use when creating a Google account. Your display name is what is used to sing your posts and comments. It is critical that you pick a display name that is nebulous in nature and does not reveal any personal information about you. After you pick a display name, please email it to Mr. Montagne at mmontagne@usmk12.org. For more tips and suggestions on setting up your blogger.com account, visit Mr. Montagne's post on this subject from last week.

#2 Please write your own dictionary definition for the term, "Netiquette." The definition should be 2-3 sentences and should follow the basic format of a dictionary entry (see dictionary.com for an example).

For the second response activity, answer the following question.

#3 What advice would you give to a fifth grader who is starting up an IM account for the first time? Please include a topic sentence in your response with 2-3 points that support your position. Round out your response to this question with a concluding statement.

Your responses should be posted no later than 4:30 PM on Friday, November 17th.

9 comments:

  1. Netiquette; n.
    1. To use etiquette on the internet.
    2. To be conscious of the things said on internet communities.

    I would say to a fifth grader;

    Try to be nice to others. Be polite; And if someone is mean or rude to you, BAN THEM!!! You don't want anyone to talk to you like that. Make sure to block anyone you don't know; Only talk to people you are certain of. Be safe!

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  2. Netiquette; n.
    1. To use etiquette on the internet.
    2. To be conscious of the things said on internet communities.

    I would say to a fifth grader;

    Try to be nice to others. Be polite; And if someone is mean or rude to you, BAN THEM!!! You don't want anyone to talk to you like that. Make sure to block anyone you don't know; Only talk to people you are certain of. Be safe!

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  3. Netiquette-
    1., the use of etiquette on a computer
    2. to think of others before posting something rude.

    I would say to a fifth grader......

    I've never had an IM account but I can tell you that you shouldn't post, put or reveil any information about yourself. I say this because not everyone IMing you wants to be your freind. There are people who can sometimes find out where you live, your name, phone number ect. with the smallest bit of information. IMing isn't all fun and talk. If you're going to have an account then make sure you're doing it the safe way.

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  4. Nettiquette n.
    the correct and accepted way to act when using the internet or on-line communications.

    I have very little advice about IM because I am not very familiar with it, but I can say be careful what you "say" on-line.

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  5. 1. The same as etiquette, but on the internet
    2. If someone ims you and you don't know who they are, ask them who they are, and if you still don't know them, block them.

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  7. #2: Netiquette- To use etiquette on the internet or to be conscious of the things said on internet communities.

    #3: to be nice to others, evn if they can't hurt you now, they can later. if someone is mean, block them. only talk to people you know. if you talk to strangers, they can hurt you.

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  8. #2 - Netiquette; n.
    1. Being cautious and nice on the internet.
    2. To us ettiquette on the computer.

    #3 - To a fifth grader i would say... Don't use profanity. Make sure you know who you're talking to. Make an appropriate screen name that doesn't reveal anything.

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  9. Netiquette; n.
    Etymology: a combination of net and etiquette
    :etiquette used in communication through the web.

    I would tell a fifth grader:

    If you want a IM, you should make sure you don't reveal any personal things about yourself. Also be careful of the screen name you use. Don't use a screen name that has parts of your name in it. Also remember to watch your language, otherwise you could end up getting banned. Make sure you know who your talking to. Remember just to be safe.

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