Randall E. Jackson
ED 505
Dr. Ray
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Netiquette is essentially manners for the
internet. It is rules for how you should behave
online.
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DO:
1. Use appropriate intensifiers
2. Use proper grammar and spelling
3. Use emoticons to help convey your feelings and
to get any hidden meaning across
4. Respect other people’s privacy
5. Keep your messages to the point
6. Acknowledge and respond to messages in a
timely manner
7. Identify yourself in your communications
8. Include a subject to identify your purpose
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Don’t:
1. TYPE IN ALL CAPS: This conveys the
message that you are raising your voice
2. Send junk mail, spam, or chain letters
3. Use sarcasm (If the person knows you this
could be fine, but if not they might not pick up
on your intentions and become offended)
4. Copy everyone in your address book in
every message
5. Use vulgar or inappropriate language (rude)
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Definitions:
1. Copyright- is the rights of an owner/creator
of a work to make copies, license, and
otherwise use their works.
2. Fair Use- is the rules under which someone
else can use copyrighted materials and not
have to pay royalties to the person who owns
the copyrights.
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Copyright is the owner’s right to use their
work in any way they choose.
Fair Use is the limitations set by the owner of
the copyright as to how many other people can
use their works without having to pay
royalties.
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The following are generally considered to be
“Fair Uses” for various types of copyrighted
material:
1. It should be of benefit to the public
2. Criticism and/or comment
3. Non-commercial use
4. Research and Scholarship
5. Parody
6. Non-profit educational uses
Plagiarism is an act of copying or otherwise
closely imitating someone else’s works
(language and thoughts) without getting prior
authorization from the copyrighter and/or the
representation of that author’s work as his/her
own and not giving credit to the original
author.
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1. Reference the site by it’s URL and owner’s
name.
2. Request permission from the owner before
using their work.
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Teachers now have plagiarism websites at their
disposal that they can use to help determine if
a student has committed this offense. Sites
such as www.turnitin.com and
www.safeassign.com can be used to scan
documents and compare them to other
documents online to check for similarities that
could possibly indicate plagiarism.
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Measures to prevent identity theft include:
1. Read the fine print before signing up for
anything online
2. Do not offer personal information to an
unsecured location online
3. Use a password that would not be easily
figured out
4. Regularly monitor your personal
information
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Measures that you can take to protect your reputation
online include:
1. Author articles in your field
2. Google yourself and find out what is being said
about you
3. Free press release
4. Set up a Google alert for when your name is
searched
5. Start a personal blog
6. Contact website owners for the removal of
unwanted information
7. Purchase a domain with your name and create a
website
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Methods that you can use to choose good
passwords include:
1. Do not use the same password for all your
accounts
2. Include letters and numbers in your
password
3. Do not use passwords that are easy to guess
like your initials or your birthday
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It is a challenge to prevent cyber bullying and
cyber stalking altogether but here are some tips
that can help:
1. Educate your children about proper usage of
the internet
2. If any crime may have been committed or
any physical threats are made then you should
contact the proper authorities
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Here are some things that you can do to help
protect yourself from viruses, trojan horses,
phishing, and worms. They are as follows:
1. Run virus/anti-phishing software regularly
2. Use virus protection software and keep it
current
3. Do not open attachments to emails that you do
not recognize the sender and that you are not
expecting
4. Use anti-phishing software and keep it current
5. Download only from reputable sites
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