LESSON 8: Netiquette

 The objectives of this lesson were:

• To Identify the basic rules for proper communication in virtual environments.
• Learn to use the main rules of use in communication contexts in virtual environments.
• Learn how to use tools for the creation of comics.
• Acquiring and applying good habits in the use of communication rules.

Netiquette is:

• Short for "Internet etiquette”
• A code of good behavior on the Internet: email, social media, online chats (Instant Messenger Services), forums, website or news sites, comments...
• There are two fundamental milestones in the history of style rules:

1. The Document RFC 1855
2. Netiquette

Rules 21st Century adaptation:

1. Avoid posting inflammatory or offensive comments online “flamming”
2. Respect others' privacy by not sharing personal information, photos, or videos that another person may not want published online
3. Never spam others by sending large amounts of unsolicited emails.
4. Don't troll people in web forums or website comments by repeatedly nagging or annoying them.
5. Stick to the topic when posting in online forums or when commenting on photos or videos, such as YouTube or Facebook comments.
6. Don'tswear or use offensive language.
7. Avoid replying to negative comments with more negative comments. Instead, break the cycle with a positive post.
8. If someone asks a question and you know the answer, offer to help.
9. Thank others who help you online.
   

The Netiquette could be applied in other different forms: Email, Forums, Chats, Social Networks...

Educational comics

You can create comics in different ways, the most important ones are as a tool for

teaching or as a tool for assessment.

To create your own comic for teaching a concept or a topic (tips) :

• Focus on one main concept.

• Open with a hook that may catch the attention of the students.

• Create the timeline of the story by working backward from the end to the start, this

is a great point not to confuse the listener from the central theme.

• Make your main character likable and relatable for your students, they may feel

they are not perfect but have strengths and weaknesses like everyone else.

Then as a practical exercise of this session we made a comic book using the Pixton application. In this comic book we represented how a teacher was explaining to her students what a netiquette is.