Etiquette

=Digital Etiquette=

DEFINITION: The standards of conduct expected by other digital technology users

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
 * Are students aware of others when they use technology?
 * Do students realize how their use of technology affects others?

Digital Etiquette Issues
 * Using technology in ways that minimize the negative effects on others
 * Using technology when it is contextually appropriate
 * Respecting others online: not engaging in cyberbullying, flaming, inflammatory language, and so forth

Examples of Inappropriate Digital Etiquette
 * Students use handheld computers to beam messages in class that are not class-related.
 * Students communicate in a chat room without checking out the rules.

Examples of Appropriate Digital Etiquette
 * Students work with their teachers to understand what information can be shared from their handheld device and when it is appropriate to do so.
 * When communicating in a chat room, users learn the rules of the group before becoming involved in the conversation.

Web and Print Resources for Digital Etiquette InfoWorld-The 10 Commandments of Cell Phone Etiquette: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/05/26/000526opwireless.html NSF-Ethics and Computing: http://www.nd.edu/~kwb/nsf-ufe/index.html Phoneybusiness.com-Mobile Etiquette: http://phoneybusiness.com/etiquette.html

A good collection of essays on the ethics and use of technology is Deborah G. Johnson and Helen Nissenbaum's 1995 book, Computers, Ethics & Social Values.