Rules of "Netiquette"

for Online Learning

TO MAKE SURE YOU SOUND RESPECTFUL, POLITE, AND KNOWLEDGEABLE

WHEN YOU POST IN AN ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, PLEASE USE
THE FOLLOWING NETIQUETTE SUGGESTIONS:

#1. #3. #5.

Before posting your #2. Don't write anything #4.
question to a Stay on topic. Don't angry/sarcastic, even Don't type in ALL Respect the opinions of
discussion board, check post irrelevant as a joke. Without CAPS! If you do, your classmates. If
if anyone has asked it comments, links, hearing your tone, it will look like you feel the need to
already and received a thoughts, or others might not you're yelling at disagree, do so
reply. pictures. realize you're joking. others. respectfully.

#6. #8. #9. #10.

If you reply to a #7. If you ask a question If you refer to something
question from a Remember to say Be brief. If you write and many people your classmate said,
classmate, make sure
"Please" and "Thank long responses, it's respond, summarize quote a few lines from
you" when asking unlikely anyone will all the answers and their post so others know
your answer is for help from your spend the time to read post it to benefit your
accurate. Do not classmates. which post you're
it all. whole class. referencing.
guess!

#11. #12. #13. #14.

Run a Be forgiving. If your #15.
Don't badmouth others spelling/grammar classmate makes a
Before asking a Reach out to your
or call them names. question, check the
check before posting. mistake, don't badger course content or teacher if you have any
You may disagree Use complete words him/her for it. Let it search the internet to questions/issues. They
with their ideas, but and sentences in all
go - it happens to the see if the answer is are still here to help,
don't mock the person. posts.
best of us.
easy to find. even virtually!