This is the presentation I gave for my Collaborative Digital Citizenship lesson as part of my FRIT 7739 assignments.

1. MINDING YOUR MESSAGES
A DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP UNIT ON
COMMUNICATION AND ETIQUETTE

2. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
http://kahoot.it
Let’s PLAY the game!

3. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
DEFINITION
THE ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS WE COMMUNICATE?
• TEXT MESSAGES
• SOCIAL NETWORKS
• BLOGS
• VIDEO CHATS/CONFERENCING
• AND MORE….

4. MESSAGE MISINTERPRETATION
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
HOW CAN WE AVOID MISUNDERSTANDINGS WHEN USING VARIOUS COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES?
ACTIVITY
LET’S FIND OUT HOW WELL A MESSAGE CAN BE RECEIVED.

5. MESSAGE MISINTERPRETATION
HOW CAN MESSAGES BE MISINTERPRETED OR MISCOMMUNICATED?
WHAT ABOUT IF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT IN THE SAME ROOM?
HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE WHERE A MISCOMMUNICATION HAPPENED
(E.G., EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, CELL PHONE CALL)?
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY TO AVOID THE
MISCOMMUNICATION?

6. Class 1:
http://padlet.com/am10230/TicketOut_1
Class 2:
http://padlet.com/am10230/TicketOut_2
TICKET OUT THE DOOR

8. T
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• IS IT TRUE?
• IS IT HELPFUL?
• IS IT INSPIRING?
• IS IT NECESSARY?
• IS IT KIND?
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• STOP
• THINK
• EMPATHIZE
• THEN POST

10. SENDING THE “RIGHT” MESSAGES
Are Brittani and Gloria
applying either of the
T.H.I.N.K. or S.T.E.P. strategies
before posting comments?
How do you think Molly feels
after reading these
comments?
How would you feel?
What can be done to turn this
situation around?

11. SENDING THE “RIGHT” MESSAGES
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE PUT OTHERS DOWN WHEN THEY ARE ONLINE?
WHEN ONLINE, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE NEGATIVE COMMENTS,
EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT DIRECTED TOWARDS YOU?
ARE THESE COMMENTS MORE ACCEPTED IN THE VIRTUAL LIFE OR REAL LIFE?
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO LIMIT ANY NEGATIVE OR MISCOMMUNICATED MESSAGES THAT YOU MAY
POST OR SEND?

12. DIGITAL ETIQUETTE
DEFINITION
• THE ELECTRONIC STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OR PROCEDURE
• THE ACCEPTABLE WAY TO ACT ON THE INTERNET/ONLINE
A.K.A
NETIQUETTE
DID YOU KNOW?
• VERY OFTEN, PARENTS AND STUDENTS ALIKE ARE LEARNING HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGIES FROM
THEIR PEERS OR BY WATCHING OTHERS USE TECHNOLOGY (RIBBLE, 2015).
• STUDENTS SEE ADULTS USING TECHNOLOGIES INAPPROPRIATELY AND ASSUME THAT IT IS OKAY
AND THAT IS HOW THEY SHOULD ACT (RIBBLE, 2015).
• A GOOD DIGITAL CITIZEN SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS TO EVALUATE THEIR TECHNOLOGY
USE, AND THEN MAKES PERSONAL ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK (RIBBLE, 2015).

13. DIGITAL ETIQUETTE
DEFINITION
• THE ELECTRONIC STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OR PROCEDURE
OTHER IMPORTANT WORDS TO KNOW:
NETIQUETTE
• THE ACCEPTABLE WAY TO ACT ON THE INTERNET/ONLINE
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICIES (AUPS)
• A DOCUMENT THAT LISTS A SET OF RULES OF HOW THE NETWORK, WEBSITE, OR SYSTEM MAY BE USED AND APPLIES
GUIDELINES OF HOW IT SHOULD BE USED
• GLYNN MIDDLE AUP

14. TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE
• #1 DON’T TEXT EVERYWHERE.
• EXAMPLES: SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
SUCH AS A CONVERSATION, LISTENING,
IN CLASS, AT THE MOVIES, DINNER
TABLE, ETC.
• EXCUSE YOURSELF AND RETURN AS
QUICK AS POSSIBLE

15. TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE
• #2 ALWAYS PROOFREAD.
• AUTOCORRECT IS NOT ALWAYS
CORRECT.
• READ YOUR MESSAGES BEFORE YOU
SEND THEM TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM
EMBARRASSMENT OR
MISCOMMUNICATION

16. TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE
• #3 KEEP IT SHORT.
• NO ONE WANTS TO READ A LONG
MESSAGE.
• IF IT IS THAT IMPORTANT- CALL.
• THE RECEIVER MAY MISS AN
IMPORTANT DETAIL THAT YOU ARE
TRYING TO GIVE IF THE MESSAGE IS
LONG.

17. TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE
• #4 MINIMIZE ABBREVIATIONS.
• TOO MANY ABBREVIATIONS LEAVE A
TEXT UNREADABLE.
• IF YOUR TEXT IS NOT TO A FRIEND OR
FAMILY MEMBER, TYPE OUT THE WHOLE
WORD (THAT’S LIKE 3 EXTRA
SECONDS).

18. TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE
• #5 WATCH YOUR TONE.
• BE POLITE.
• PLEASE AND THANK YOU NEVER HURT.
• AVOID SHARP OR HARSH WORDS,
CURSING, OR ALL CAPS.
• KEEP THINGS POSITIVE AND UPBEAT

19. TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE
• #7 END TEXT CONVERSATIONS.
• IT’S OKAY TO TELL A PERSON BYE IN A
TEXT TO SHOW THE CONVERSATION IS
COMPLETE.
• #6 DON’T SEND GROUP TEXTS.
• MANY PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THEY’RE
IN A TEXT WITH MORE THAN ONE
PERSON.
• IT’S ANNOYING!

20. TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE
• #9 REPLY TO MIS-SENT TEXT.
• IT’S OKAY TO TELL SOMEONE THEY SENT THE
MESSAGE TO YOU BY MISTAKE
• #10 YOU CAN BE FORMAL
• DON’T THINK YOU WILL GET IN TROUBLE BEING
FORMAL WITH PEOPLE YOU DON’T KNOW WELL.
• TEXTING SOMEONE WITH POWER OR OLDER
• #8 DON’T TEXT THINGS THAT ARE
PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.
• OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU ARE
GETTING MESSAGES AND MAY BE ABLE
TO READ THEM BEHIND YOU.
• NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL
INFORMATION THAT OTHERS COULD USE
AGAINST YOU (EX. PASSWORDS)

21. EMAIL ETIQUETTE
SOME OF THE 101 TIPS FROM
WWW.NETMANNERS.COM/E-MAIL-ETIQUETTE-TIPS/
• CHOOSE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WISELY. IT HELPS DETERMINE HOW YOU ARE PERCEIVED.
• GLITTERUNICORN_SUNDANCE@EMAIL.COM
• DON’T ASSUME ANYTHING. IF YOU ARE UNSURE, ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.
• DON’T FORWARD EMAILS THAT TELL YOU TO DO SO- MOST ARE HOAXES OR EVEN VIRUSES.
• DON’T TYPE IN ALL CAPS.
• BE COURTEOUS. USE THOSE MANNERS!
• SPELL CHECK/PROOFREAD.
• IT’S OKAY TO READ IT OUT LOUD TO MAKE SURE THAT IT PRESENTS A TONE YOU WANT.
• TYPE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
• TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED

22. TICKET OUT THE DOOR
BESIDES THE WORDS
COMMUNICATION AND ETIQUETTE
THINK OF ANOTHER WORD OR WORDS THAT STAND OUT TO YOU FROM THE TWO LESSONS ABOUT
“MINDING YOUR MESSAGES.”
GO TO WWW.TAGUL.COM
CREATE A WORD CLOUD THAT HELPS DEFINE WHAT “MINDING YOUR MESSAGES” MEANS.
• WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THESE PAST TWO DAYS?
• WHAT WORDS STICK OUT IN YOUR MIND?
WRITE YOUR WORD OR WORDS DOWN ON THE PIECE OF PAPER PROVIDED
THEN TURN IT IN TO MRS. MILLER BEFORE YOU LEAVE.