Collaborative unit on "Digital Citizenship"

Collaborative unit on "Digital Citizenship" Instructor: Latasha McCord

Etiquette Quiz Please click the link below to access the Etiquette Quiz: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LZYZSXB

Etiquette Quiz • When communicating publicly on a wireless mobile device, you: • Talk loudly, where others could obviously hear your conversation; poor connections. • Get totally indulged into the conversation and do not realize how loud you are talking. • Speak in a normal tone; good connection. • When entering an intimate setting such as a theater, you: • Immediately turn off your mobile device. • Place your phone on vibrate or silent in order not to distrurb others in close proximity. • Keep your phone on its normal ring tone, so you do no miss any calls. • You are in a formal business meeting and your phone rings, you: • Ignore the ringing; your phone has already been pre-set to silent. • With no hesitation take the call due to the urgency of the matter. • Swiftly remove yourself from the meeting to take the call; especially since you previously alerted your colleagues that you are expecting a call. Note: Survey questions were generated from the following website: http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1474#qID3

Etiquette Quiz Continued 4. You are out to dinner with close friends at a restaurant and your phone rings, you: • Initially apologize and send the call to voicemail. Then turn off the ringer. • Excuse yourself from the table to take the call due to the fact that you made your friends aware of the interruption. • Take the call at the table during dinner. 5. While having dinner with family and/or friends, you receive a sudden text message. Do you... • Intuitively glance at the sender and then put your phone away. • Read and respond to the text at the table. • Nothing and/or you wouldn’t bring your mobile device to that particular setting. 6. You enter a public setting such as the grocery store and you were previously engaging in a conversation with someone of importance before you entered, you: • Inform the person that you will contact them back in a few minutes when you are back in the car. • Continue the conversation on speaker phone as you shop. • You turn off the speaker-phone to continue the conversation and possibly utilize headphones or some sort of ear piece. Note: Survey questions were generated from the following website: http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1474#qID3

Digital Etiquette YouTube Video Burns, T. (August 1, 2012). YouTube. Digital Etiquette. Retrieved June 29, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MahwLlsnLMY.

What is Digital Etiquette? • often times referred to as netiquette • includes information that refers when it is appropriate to use different forms of communication • deemed as a set of vital rules to follow while interacting appropriately in the digital world, such as texting, Emailing, social networking sites, and etc.

Why is this important? Primary Importance: Students will learn the essential set of rules they should follow to ensure safety on the Internet. Once students gain knowledge in this particular area, they are able to successfully exhibit the significance of digital etiquette and how it solely affects others. At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to answer the following: 1. Am I aware of how my usage of technology affects others? 2. How can I help others become more conscious of the effects of their technology use? Objective(s): • Students will be completely conscious of the set rules of etiquette that mainly is apparent with technology usage; therefore being able to exhibit the behavior learned. • Participants will recognize, and clarify the regulations of etiquette that exist with technology use.

Report: Smartphone Compulsion Leads to New Form of Etiquette Burger, A., (2012, June 12). Smartphone compulsion leads to new form of etiquette. Retrieved from http://www.telecompetitor.com/report-smartphone-compulsion-leads-new-form-etiquette/ • According to the results of the survey: • 58% of Smartphone owners said they don’t go an hour without checking their phone • 54% of Smartphone owners said they check their phones while lying in bed: before they go to sleep, after they wake up • Nearly 4 out of 10 people (39%) check their phones while using the bathroom • Growing usage is also challenging existing etiquette, according to Lookout: • 30% check their phones during a meal • 24% check their phones while driving • Nearly 1 in 10 (9%) check their phones during religious services at a house of worship

What do you think? Appropriate or Inappropriate?

Appropriate or Inappropriate Cell Phone Use - Digital Etiquette PSA. 2011. [Photograph of male using a mobile device]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/RiV8mUAtayw

Appropriate or Inappropriate Randi-Digital-Etiquette. 2010. Journal-facebook.fr. Retrieved from http://journal-facebook.fr/conseils/5-conseils-pour-proteger-efficacement-votre-compte-facebook-287508/

Appropriate or Inappropriate Digital Etiquette. 2010. [Photograph of male using a mobile device in movie]. Retrieved fromhttp://youtu.be/YLnDMGGfv8A

Appropriate or Inappropriate Digital Etiquette. 2010. [Photograph of cell phone use prohibited]. Retrieved fromhttp://youtu.be/YLnDMGGfv8A

Appropriate or Inappropriate To BCC, or not to BCC | Digital Dharma. 2010. [Photograph of email etiquette]. Retrieved from http://digital-dharma.net/commentary/to-bcc-or-not-to-bcc/

Appropriate or Inappropriate Digital Etiquette. 2010. [Photograph of female using a mobile device in meeting]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/eR61cJPwLiI

Your Turn To Decide...

Summary: • Turn cell phone on silent/vibrate when appropriate • Only respond and send text messages at appropriate times and places • Speak on a cell phone only at appropriate times and places • Proof-read all forms of digital communication for grammar and punctuation errors before sending and/or replying • When speaking on a cell phone in public setting, refrain from not speaking so loudly that it appears to distract others • Seek prior authorization before posting images/video of others on the Internet (respect the privacy of others) • Stay alert of social media status updates

Quiz Please click on the following link below to access the Digital Etiquette Quiz: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=digital-etiquette ProProfs Quiz Maker. Digital Etiquette. Retrieved from http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=digital-etiquette

Workshop Reflection Survey Please click the link below to access the Workshop Reflection Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WTMX6DF

NETS-S ADDRESSED: 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats c. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship 6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. a. Understand and use technology systems b. Select and use applications effectively and productively

Do you accept the challenge? Primary Challenge: Personally set goals that will overall assist you into developing better digital etiquette. Additionally, try becoming a more positive role model when exhibiting such etiquette. • Green check: Yes, I vow to set personal goals for myself to strive to be an improved digital etiquette example. • Red “x”: No, I do not believe that practcing good digital etiquette is necessary.

Collaborative unit on "Digital Citizenship"