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Week 2-- Netiquette that Applies Across Settings



I was surprised by the relevance of Virginia Shea’s Netiquette rules that we read about this week. They were all still applicable, but the first two stuck out to me the most. This got me thinking about how I approach my role. I aim to take a holistic approach. A large part of my job is knowing my students as individuals and working with a team to create and implement programming in the best interest of a student. The following two netiquette rules stuck out to me the most, as they are areas on a broader scale that are especially important for my students and are applicable in more than netiquette, but across settings.

        1. Remember the Human

        2. Adhere to the same standards of behaviour (Shea, 1994)

As much as it may seem that these should be common sense, I have seen many discussion forums and online comments that show that it may not be! Many of my students have difficulties understanding and creating boundaries in general. Having these two ideas as a frame of reference is helpful. As I mentioned in a previous post, we use the vocabulary “expected and unexpected” a lot while working on navigating various situations and settings. This is an area we can certainly include.

One of my favourite quotes that I have come across so far in the course if from an article by Christy Fennewald. She says, "Citizenship knows no boundaries. The civics lessons we teach our students outside of the digital arena apply to the online world and vice versa. So why should we place restrictions on being good citizens? Shouldn’t we always be good citizens—both online and off?" (Fennewald, 2018). Remembering the human and adhering to the same standards are two of Virginia Shea’s netiquette rules that fall under the category of being a good citizen in general (not just in the online world). As a LC teacher, I found that these two also fit well with the individual programs of most of my students. When I think about the core of each individual student's program I found a common theme-- that each student would be challenged and grow to be increasingly independent and feel a sense of self worth and pride in themselves and what they can contribute. In a way, this boils down to being a good citizen across settings.

A good reminder is: 



How I am going to apply my learning in my world:
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I will use a combination of the following resources when working with my students next year.

Digital compass [https://www.digitalcompass.org/game/]

Brain Pop Digital Etiquette [https://www.brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship/digitaletiquette/]

A Five is Against the Law

Zones of Regulation

Social Thinking Curriculum




References:

Fennewald, C. (2018). It's not digital citizenship - It's just citizenship, period. Ed Surge: Technology in School. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-01-31-it-s-not-digital-citizenship-it-s-just-citizenship-period

Shea, V. (1994). Netiquette. Albion Press

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