Unit 2: Online Safety and Ethics

Lesson 2
Netiquette

Empowerment Technologies
Senior High School Applied - Academic
What do you think is the
importance of behaving
properly online?

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 How does a
student like
you interact
in the virtual
world?

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 ● Define netiquette.
Learning ● Explain the importance of using
Objectives netiquette when interacting
online.
At the end of the ● Demonstrate netiquette in
lesson, you should be
able to do the different activities online.
following:

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Think about this:
Is your brain ready for
social media?

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Is your brain ready for social media?

1. At what age did you start using social media? How much
time do you usually spend on it? What are your usual
activities?

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Is your brain ready for social media?

2. Do you think having an age limit in using social media

is important? If yes, what do you think is the
appropriate age for youths to have access to social
media? Why? If no, why?

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Is your brain ready for social media?

3. Do you have any unforgettable experience while

interacting in social media that you can share? How did
you deal with it? How did it affect you?

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What is
netiquette?

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 Netiquette is a
short term for
“Internet
etiquette,” which
means proper
behavior in
cyberspace.

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What are the
core rules of
netiquette
according to
Virginia Shea?

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Rule #1: Remember the
human.
✓ Remember that you are
interacting with a person
on the other end that
deserves respect.

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 Rule #2: Adhere
to the same
standards of
behavior online
that you follow in
real life.
✓ Always be
lawful and
ethical
regardless of
where you are.
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Rule #3: Know
where you are
in cyberspace.
✓ Being rude is
prohibited.
Always know
where you
are.

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Rule #4: Respect
other people’s
time and
bandwidth.
✓ Ensure that
the content
you give is
meaningful
and time is
not wasted.
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 Rule #5: Make
yourself look
good online.
✓ Always
produce
quality
content while
being true to
yourself.

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 Rule #6: Share
expert
knowledge.
✓ Make sure
that the
information
you are
sharing is
reliable and
credible.

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Rule #7: Help
keep flame wars
under control.
✓ Never post
messages that
are
provocative,
for these add
fuel to the fire.

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Rule #8: Respect other
people’s privacy.
✓ There is always a reason
why something is
private. Never publicly
expose private
information.

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 Rule #9: Don’t
abuse your
power.
✓ Nobody has
the right to
take advantage
of being
knowledgeable
in cyberspace.

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Rule #10: Be forgiving of
other people’s mistakes.
✓ Give people the benefit
of the doubt as they can
commit mistakes.
Nobody is perfect.

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Practice 1
Read the scenarios on the next
slides and answer the
questions accordingly.

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 Eric got a message saying he won a free Xbox even
though he did not remember joining any online
contest. The company asked for his address and
phone number so it can be mailed to him. Should
he give the information?

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 Louis noticed that his friends were posting hurtful
comments on Facebook against one of their
classmates. What should he do?

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 Kristine got an email from someone she did not
know, with a file attached on it. Should she open it?

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Practice 2
Why is netiquette
important for students
like you? Justify your
answer in at least 5
sentences.

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 Practice 2 answer:

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Write YES on your
answer sheet if the
given action is
considered to be
netiquette. Otherwise,
write NO.

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1. Forwarding private
and sensitive
information to your
colleague without
permission of the
owner
2. Using copyrighted
material to which you
have the rights
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For each of the given
scenarios on the next
slide, create an
appropriate netiquette
that one should follow.

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1. Sending an important
email
2. Chatting with a close
friend
3. Asking questions in a
forum
4. Reposting information
for public use
5. Uploading any content
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 Wrap Up
Always remember that online safety should
not be taken for granted. It is everyone’s
responsibility to be always safe in the virtual
world.
Netiquette is an informal term which is short
for “Internet etiquette.”
There are 10 Core Rules of Netiquette by
Virginia Shea.

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 Wrap Up
Remember that there is no official list of
netiquette, but the general idea is to respect
others’ views and to display proper courtesy
online.

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 Photo Credit

● Slide 9: This file, Netiquette1, by Helen DeWaard is licensed under CC BY 2.0 via flickr.

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 Bibliography
Christensson, Per. "Netiquette Definition." TechTerms.
Accessed March 1, 2020.
https://techterms.com/definition/netiquette
Eugene, Florido. “History of Netiquette.” Netiquette.
Accessed March 1, 2020.
https://eugeneflorido.blogspot.com/2016/10/history-of
-netiquette_9.html
Shea, Virginia. ‘The Core Rules of Netiquette’. Albion.
Accessed February 25, 2020.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

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