#and the student code of conduct And the rules of online etiquette to spell out the phrase 'honesty is everything' so like.

[rubberbandballqueen]

me yesterday: man, kind of a shame that these instructions online about how to find the distance btwn ordered triplets don't make much sense to me. i would love to do math on that triangular soil texture chart

day 1 of calculus iii: okay so today we are going to find the distance btwn these two ordered triplets

me:

me: NO FUCKING WAY

[monsieurporter]

Week 2: Netiquette

Netiquette is one of the nine elements of Digital Citizenship, which Encyclopedia Britannica defines as "guidelines for courteous communication in the online environment. It includes proper manners for sending e-mail, conversing online, and so on. Much like traditional etiquette, which provides rules of conduct in social situations, the purpose of netiquette is to help construct and maintain a pleasant, comfortable, and efficient environment for online communication, as well as to avoid placing strain on the system and generating conflict among users." While Digital Citizenship incorporates ethical and even legal considerations when navigating the online space, Netiquette is more focused on immediate interaction. A common example of Netiquette, for example, is remembering never to type "ONLY IN CAPS," as that has the tendency to make people feel that you're "shouting" online.

What do we visualize when we see people typing in caps?

Part of the readings for this week was content from Virginia Shea’s book, Netiquette. Maryville University sums up the essentials well:

1. Remember there’s a human on the other side of your digital interaction, whether that interaction takes place on social media, email, or forum. 2. Apply your normal standards of behavior to your behavior online. 3. Be aware of context, and tailor your communications accordingly. Different forums, websites, blogs, and social media platforms have varying community standards, which are often stated onsite. 4. Shea says to “respect other people’s time and bandwidth.” This means users shouldn’t post content that doesn’t belong on a particular website or forum, nor should they post spam or needlessly long content. 5. Don’t post something that will embarrass you and make you look bad. Posting tone-deaf, inappropriate, profane, or unlawful content is one of the major social media mishaps you should avoid. 6. Prioritize and share content from verifiable, expert sources. Avoid sharing content that is questionable in its veracity (fake news). 7. Avoid excessive trolling and “flaming” — flaming is intense, heated, and argumentative discussion, while trolling is abusive and subversive comments. 8. Respect human privacy; don’t use digital technology to spy on other people. 9. If you’re in a position of power, don’t abuse it. Moderators and administrators must not shut down certain users arbitrarily. 10. Be graceful and forgive people their mistakes.

Looking this list over exemplifies how Netiquette and Digital Citizenship are related, especially when considering Rules 1 and 10. If we treat others how we want to be treated, and are "graceful" and able to forgive mistakes, then much of the strife of the world would vanish! (If only tornados and storms would follow etiquette.) Unfortunately however, we do not always follow The Golden Rule, nor are we forgiving towards mistakes. "Cancel culture" on social media platforms exists because we are not forgiving. Social media is relatively new, however, so hopefully in time we'll move towards an online culture based more on The Golden Rule than outrage. But, as I stated earlier, Netiquette is generally based on immediate interaction. In considering Netiquette for teaching, I found a useful resource for implementing Netiquette for the classroom from Educatorstechnology, which defines Netiquette as "the code of proper conduct applied to virtual online spaces." Educatorstechnology went as far as to create a great looking infographic, which I'll post here:

Some essentials from the list are running a spelling and grammar check before posting content or sending messages, staying on topic, and using manners, like please and thank you. (I tell my students, manners cost you nothing and get you everything.)

Interestingly, there are also notes on how students should "be forgiving," and, "If your classmate makes a mistake, don't badger him or her for it. Just let it go."

References: Digital Citizenship and Netiquette. Maryville Online. (n.d.). https://online.maryville.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/liberal-studies/digital-citizenship-and-netiquette-a-teachers-guide/. Educatorstechnology. (2014, June 11). 15 Essential Netiquette Guidelines to Share with Your Students. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/06/15-essential-netiquette-guidelines-to.html. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Netiquette. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/netiquette. Dreamstime.com. (n.d.). Man shouting. Image Source. https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/businessman-big-smartphone-shouting-out-megaphone-onlin-businessman-big-smartphone-shouting-out-megaphone-online-133752282.jpg.