Ms. Perla ZamoraNovember, 2007

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Why Digital Citizenship?

In society today, people are citizens in the physical community and cyber citizens in the Internet cyber community.

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A Definition of Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship can be defined as the norms of behavior with regard to technology use.

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Etiquette or Netiquette

Electronic standards of conduct or procedure.

The set of informal rules of behavior that have evolved in cyberspace, including the Internet and Online Services.

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The golden rule.When you communicate electronically, all you

see is a computer screen. You don't have the opportunity to use facial

expressions, gestures, and tone of voice to communicate your meaning.

Ask yourself, "Would I say this to the person's face?“

To add personality humor to your messages, use smileys, also known as emoticons.

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Rule 1: Remember the human

Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life

Be ethical. If you encounter an ethical dilemma in cyberspace, consult the code you follow in real life.

Apply the law. If you use shareware, pay for it.

Netiquette mandates that you do your best to act within the laws of society and cyberspace.

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Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace“When in Rome do as the Romans do”When you enter a domain of

cyberspace that's new to you…1. Take a look around. 2. Spend a while listening to the chat or

reading the archives.3. Get a sense of how the people who

are already there act. 4. Then go ahead and participate.

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Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidthWhen you send email or post to a discussion

group, you're taking up other people's time.When you accidentally send something you

are wasting both time and bandwidth.Don't expect instant responses to all your

questions, and don't assume that all readers will agree with you.

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Rule 5: Make yourself look good onlineYou will be judged by the quality of your

writing.Spelling and grammar do count.Know what you're talking about and make

sense.Make sure your notes are clear and logical.Be pleasant and polite.When sending e-mail, make sure that the

subject line accurately describes what the message is about.

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Rule 6: Share expert knowledge.The strength of cyberspace is in its numbers.The Internet itself was founded and grew

because scientists wanted to share information. Gradually, the rest of us got in on the act.

The Net is growing quickly, and it's difficult to keep up.

Don't be afraid to share what you know.Sharing your knowledge is fun. It's a long-time

net tradition. And it makes the world a better place.

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Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under controlDoes Netiquette forbid flaming? Not at all.Flames can be lots of fun, both to write and

to read.Netiquette does forbid the perpetuation of

flame wars, series of angry letters, most of them from two or three people directed toward each other, that can dominate the tone and destroy the camaraderie of a discussion group.

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Rule 8: Respect other people's privacyIt includes passwords, full

names, addresses, interests, files or equipment.

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Rule 9: Don't abuse your powerSome people in cyberspace

have more power than others.

There are wizards and experts in every place.

Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakesEveryone was a network newbie once. Whether it's a spelling error or a spelling flame, a

simple question or an unnecessarily long answer - be kind about it.

Having good manners yourself doesn't give you license to correct everyone else.

If you do decide to inform someone of a mistake, point it out politely, and preferably by private email.

Give people the benefit of the doubt; assume they just don't know any better.

Never be arrogant or self-righteous about it.

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Remember: Digital behavior makes everyone a role model.

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BibliographyAlbion.com and Seth T. Ross, “THE CORE RULES

OF NETIQUETTE”, 2005, http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html October 24, 2007.

Lerner Michael, “Master the Basics: Netiquette”, 2007, http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/09netiqt.htm, October 24, 2007.

Boston Public Library, “Netiquette for Kids”, 2007, http://www.bpl.org/kids/Netiquette.htm, October 24, 2007.

Ribble & Bailey, “Digital Citizenship”, March 7, 2007, http://www.educ.ksu.edu/digitalcitizenship/index.htm, October 24, 2007.

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