3. Netiquette
What does it mean to do the right thing online?
• Ethics: A set of principles and morals governing
people’s behavior, including honesty and respect
toward others
• Online Ethics: A set of principles and morals
governing people’s behavior as it relates to the
Internet and digital devices
• Digital Citizenship: A safe, responsible, and
ethical approach to functioning in the digital
world
5. Netiquette
Think of someone you believe is very
ethical.
• In what ways is the person you identified
ethical?
• What are examples of ways that people behave
unethically in their dealings with others?
• What are examples of ways that people behave
unethically online?
6. Keeping yourself safe online
How can you tell when an online relationship is
risky?
• Online Predator: A commonly used term for
someone who uses the Internet to develop
inappropriate relationships with kids or teens
• Stereotype: A popular belief about a group of
people, based on assumptions that are often false
• Risky: Potentially harmful to one’s emotional or
physical well-being
• Manipulate: Trying to influence somebody to do
something they might not otherwise do, for one’s
own benefit
8. Keeping yourself safe
• What are some examples of positive interactions
between strangers online?
• What are some examples of uncomfortable
interactions between strangers online?
9. Personal information
How can you respect the privacy of others
online?
• Reputation: The general impression of a
person held by others and the public
• Persist: To continue and endure
• Context: Different factors that surround a piece
of information that help determine its meaning
• Tag: To add a descriptive word, label, or phrase
to a photo or video
11. Personal information
• Why do you think things posted online tend to
persist, even when you prefer they didn’t?
• What kinds of things might be good for your
reputation in the future if they are posted online
now? What kinds of things might be harmful?
12. Wrap it up
• What are some of your responsibilities to
yourself, your friends and family, and your
community when you are online?
• How can you avoid getting involved in risky
online relationships?
• How can people’s reputations be affected by
what is posted about them online? What impact
could this have on their future?
13. Credits
• "Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum for
Grades 9-12 | Common Sense Media." Reviews
and Ratings for Family Movies, TV Shows,
Websites, Video Games, Books and Music. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 6 July 2012.
<http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educator
s/curriculum/9-12>.
