Transcript
Hi class! In this short piece, I’ll be talking about “netiquette.” What is netiquette? Netiquette is the etiquette of the internet, and "etiquette" means proper, polite, and civil behavior. In other words netiquette is a set of rules for behaving and interacting properly and effectively online. Why is netiquette important? Well, the Internet as we know is a culture of all its own, and this class is no exception. Have you ever gotten upset about something you wrote in an email only to find out later that it was just a misunderstanding? As you probably have learned from the email and texting, a written message has a different tone than a spoken message! So please be careful when you create a posting, when you respond to others’ postings, and when you create any written content. Read the message out loud first to make sure it sounds okay. Also please don't overreact to a message that someone else posts. It’s easy sometimes to take something the wrong way simply by accident. If there is something you think might be a problem, please let me know and I'll help get it sorted out. At the Indiana University's School of Education Distance Education website, which I'll link you to both on our course website and below this audio recording, there are specific rules of “netiquette” spelled out. These include making your messages easy to read it by making your paragraphs short and to the point, and using *asterix* to surround the word in order to make your point stronger. Considering things like these will help you follow correct netiquette in this course and in all your travels on the web. Thanks for listening and see you online!
http://www.indiana.edu/~icy/netiquette.html#what

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