Netiquette Refresher: Five Top Internet Rules in an

Online Course

Five Top Rules Of Netiquette in an Online

Course

There are Five important rules of Netiquette that everyone who takes an online course should follow.

You should remember them every time you participating an online discussion board, wiki, or blog.

Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly online.

The top five rules are as follows.

Rule No. 1: Be Respectful, Positive and

Self-Reflective Remember your

peers cannot see you, or may not know you, feelings can be hurt if you are not careful in how you express yourself.

Think before your respond.

Write it down first. Reflect on what you have said. If you feel like you need to critique, say it in a positive tone.

Rule No.2: Use Proper Language

Do not use slang or even profane words in an online environment.

Do not use caps lock when typing. It will insinuate you are yelling.

Rule no. 3: Use EffectiveCommunication

Say exact what you mean to say. Speak and write clearly.

Get a sense of what the discussion group is about before you join it.

Rule no. 4: Respect EVERYONE.

Remember people have other things to do besides read your email. You are not the center of their world.

Reread before you respond and post.

Be mindful of the words you chose and do not joke.

Rule No. 5: You Don’t Understand, Ask.

If you are not sure about what was said, or are trying to interpret a classmates post, then ask again.

A simple way to do this is to reply (or write), “I did/do not understand …”)

The Golden Rule of

Netiquette

The golden rule of netiquette in an online class is, do not do or say online what you would not do or say offline. Keep in mind that the same district rules are also in place for an online course.

Remember the Rules!!!!

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