Summary
Mind your manners! This isn’t just advice for bratty kids in the real world anymore, since online communication has completely changed the way we interact with one another! In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby teach you about the do’s and don’t’s of digital etiquette, a.k.a. netiquette. Learn how the rules of conduct we follow in our everyday lives apply to many different types of digital communication, from emails to instant messages to social networking websites. Discover how the Internet poses unique challenges to etiquette, and see how practices like flaming and trolling can transform a friendly message board into a verbal battleground. How can you fight online rudeness and help bring courtesy and respect back to the web? Start by watching this movie!
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Digital Etiquette:
- What is one new thing you learned about digital etiquette?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining digital etiquette.
- Draw or give one example of your own.