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A Lesson Plan on Netiquette

This lesson, which is grounded in the constructivist school of thought, utilizes mobile devices such as the Ipod Touch to create a student-centered learning experience in which students can learn about netiquette, or digital etiquette. As stated by Land and Hannafin (2000, p. 12), student-centered learning environments need to: (a) be learner-centered, (b) be situated in authentic contexts, (c) provide opportunities for student interaction, (d) draw on prior experience; and, (e) incorporate technology in order to facilitate higher-order thinking. Based on the above criteria, this lesson would be considered constructivist in nature because: (a) it gives the students the opportunity to make decisions about how they want to proceed with their research into netiquette, (b) students are developing a blog and commenting by focusing on the rules of proper netiquette in order to situate their learning, (c) students will be interacting by commenting on one anothers blog posts, (d) students will be reflecting on their prior experiences of proper and improper netiquette; and, (e) mobile learning devices and apps are incorporated in order to scaffold learning.
Land, S. M. & Hannafin, M. J. (2000). Student centered learning environments. In Jonassen D. H., & Land, S. M. (Eds.). Theoretical foundations of learning environments. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Learner Description
The learners are junior high or high school students who each have an Ipod Touch or other compatible mobile device. They will have a basic understanding of how to search for and install apps using their mobile devices.

Introduction
Gain the Attention of the Students
1. Example script: How many of you have ever received an email or a text message that offended you in some way only to find out later that it was due to a misunderstanding as a result of poor communication? Or, have you ever sent a message in haste that you later regretted sending and wished that you could take back?

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2. Explain how both of these situations may have been avoided by paying more attention netiquette. 3. Ask who has heard of the term netiquette.

Arouse Interest and Motivation

1. Explain what netiquette is. Example script: In this lesson we are going to look into the important and sometimes confusing issue of netiquette or net etiquette. Without body language to guide our social interactions and provide social cues, the words we choose to write in our communications with others become extremely important for getting our point across.

2. Explain how difficult it is for humor and sarcasm to come across in writing or how words can be misconstrued to sound harsher than they were meant to be. 3. Motivate students by explaining how netiquette will help them in their communications at work, school and in their social lives with friends.

Body
Learning Objectives
1. Students will understand how to set up a mobile Wordpress blog and how to post in their blog. 2. Students will properly define the term netiquette. 3. Students will properly define the term blog. 4. Students will demonstrate that they understand how netiquette has affected them personally by writing a reflective post in their Wordpress blog. 5. Students will be able to identify examples of improper netiquette. 6. Students will use proper netiquette to comment on the posts of their peers.

Method
1. Go to the App Store on ITunes and search for BrainPOP Featured Movie. Download and Install the FREE app.

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Watch the BrainPOP movie on Digital Etiquette and take the self quiz. Although your grade on the quiz wont be recorded, you should feel comfortable that you understand the material. Review the movie as necessary. Watch BrainPOP movie on Blogs and take the self quiz. Again, although your grade on the quiz wont be recorded, you should feel comfortable that you understand the material. Review the movie as necessary.

2. Go to the App Store on ITunes and search for WordPress for IOS. Download and Install the FREE blogging app. Setup a WordPress blog using your mobile device. You can still access your blog from a regular computer but you should have the app on your mobile device and be comfortable using it. 3. Go to the App Store on ITunes and search for Google Mobile (if you dont already have it installed). Download and Install this FREE app. Try using Google Mobiles Voice search command by pressing the microphone and clearly saying the keyword(s) you are searching for. Find and read 3 additional resources for netiquette (bookmark these so you can reference them later). Here is one you can start with: http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/lloydt/502/netiquette.html 4. In your blog write a post about netiquette that includes the following: a definition of the term blog. a definition of the term netiquette. a reflection on your experience of netiquette either at school, work or in your personal life. two examples of poor netiquette (keeping personal identities private) along with ideas of how they could have been worded differently. links to 3 additional resources on netiquette (not included BrainPop). 5. Share the URL to your blog with your teacher and peers. 6. Comment on the blog posts of three peers by adhering to the proper rules of netiquette.

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Assessment
Grading Rubric

Element
Blog

Excellent (5) Satisfactory (2.5) Unsatisfactory (0) Points

WordPress Blog is setup and works properly Blog entry includes definition of the term netiquette, and a definition of the term blog. Blog post is completed and includes reflections on netiquette in personal life. Two examples of poor netiquette are included with ideas of how they could have been improved. WordPress Blog is setup but doesnt work properly Only 1 term is defined and/or is defined correctly. WordPress Blog is not setup Neither term is defined or neither term is defined correctly.

/5

Blog post definitions

/5

Blog Post

Blog post is completed but doesnt reflect on netiquette in personal life.

Blog post is not completed.

/5

Examples of poor netiquette

Links

Comments

Links to 3 or more additional resources are included. Comments on the posts of 3 or more peers were completed

Two examples of poor netiquette are included with only one or no ideas of how they could have been improved; or, only one example of poor netiquette is included with an idea of how it could have been improved. Links to 1 or 2 additional resources are included. Comments on the posts of 2 peers were completed

No examples of poor netiquette are included.

/5

No links to additional resources are included.

/5

No comments to peers were completed.

/5

Tracy Lloyd Netiquette and grammar/ spelling Proper grammar and spelling were used in the blog post and in comments; and, proper netiquette was used in comments to peers.

Lesson Plan Three or fewer errors in grammar/spelling were made in the blog post and comments and proper etiquette was used in comments to peers.

EDTECH 504 - 4173 Four or more spelling/grammar errors were made and/or improper netiquette was used in comments to peers.

/5

Conclusion
Transfer Learning
Example script: The next time you go to press SEND on that email or text message, read your message again. Think carefully about the words you have chosen and whether or not they communicate the message you are trying to convey. Is there any way your words can be misconstrued? Once you are comfortable that you have followed the proper rules of netiquette, press SEND, relax and wait for the reply. Likewise, the next time you receive a message that rubs you the wrong way, consider that maybe the sender was having a bad day or, perhaps, he or she isnt aware of the proper rules of netiquette. This might be a good opportunity to test your netiquette by writing a tactful, calm, communicative reply.

Re-motivate and Close

Example script: Unfortunately, there will always be people out there who forget that on the other side of the computer screen or smart phone, there is a human being with feelings and emotions. But, now that you know the rules of proper netiquette, youre well on your way to making the internet a friendlier place.

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Formative Evaluation
http://tlloyd.polldaddy.com/s/netiquette-lesson-evaluation Ask students to complete the following short evaluation of this lesson: 1. 2. 3. 4. Did you enjoy this lesson? Did you learn something new about netiquette? What would you change about this lesson? Will you share what you have learned about netiquette with others?