Thursday, January 20, 2011

Digital Etiquette Pgs. 24-26

The term Digital Etiquette has been around for awhile.  When the we first started using email (in the 90s) we used the term netiquette, generally referring to proper email use.  Obviously, the term has expanded to mean so much more.

With technology being part of most school curriculum do you feel most teachers, including yourselves, are adequately trained to teach this the topic of Digital Etiquette?

7 comments:

  1. No, I do not think we are trained in Digital Etiquette at all - most of what I know and share with the kids are the things that irritate me to distraction. Using texting language in the wiki, cell phones ringing ....... - how often do we go to meetings and people are checking their messages? Teachers probably have less of a clue of correct etiquette as the kids use it more often.

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  2. I would agree that most people are not trained in digital etiquette, but I also believe that society's values on etiquette have also changed. Today, it is common to question what is the right thing to do and many people do not even think about common courtesies. Yet, at the same time, there are emergencies that require immediate attention depending upon your occupation.
    When I look at the digital etiquette scenario, I think of each concert at our school and the number of parents who take phone calls and walk out with the phone on their ear as they are talking. With the emergence of blue tooth technology a little more of the public space has been taken away. I have begun to use my phone as a clock as it is more accurate than the clocks in my room, but it is not a good example for the students (and because my watch has its own mind as it is 1/1 at least once every two days).

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  3. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? ;-) I think there are obvious ones we try to teach. No all caps, turn you cell phones off, more and more we are integrating cyber bullying but there is so much more to it than that. The issue for me is that I am perplexed many times as to whether it is my old sigma getting in the way or is a tech behavior it inappropriate. For example, it bugs me to no end when my daughter is paying for an item at the store and is checking her texts of sending a message. Nevertheless, I notice the younger clerks think nothing of a customer texting during a transaction. Am I a dinosaur or is it inappropriate? I get looks because I love taking notes on my computer, I know where they are there is no confusion about which notebook I put it in or worse yet where is the notebook. I can add graphs and diagrams. I can read the notes, and I can make them more comprehensive because I can easily edit them. But I still get looks of dismay while I do it even though my eye contact is usually on the person talking. Are they the dinosaur or is it inappropriate. With apps doing more and technology so infused in our lives, it happens so much faster than we can establish norms for these tools and functions. I know I am the dinosaur here.

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  4. The standards of Digital Etiquette have definitely changed over time! I notice this at school and even more at the movie theater. Adults and kids alike who don't turn off their phones ringer, answering their phones and texting in the middle of meetings, movies, or even in a face to face conversation! Absolutely rude behavior, yet many people see nothing wrong with it. This is what needs to be changed, social acceptance of this kind of behavior.

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  5. Since my kindergarten students don't have cell phones YET, I need to be better at my own digital etiquette. Teachers should model proper etiquette yet, how do they know if we are checking email, texting, looking at the time, using the timer, or taking a picture with our phone when they see us with it out. We could be using our phones correctly. I guess communicating that with my students is important. If I forgot to turn off my ringer when I am teaching I won't answer the phone. Students will sometimes shout out, "your phone is ringing" and I will apologize and tell them I don't want it to interrupt our learning. I see others answer during instruction, meetings and in movies all the time though. .

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  6. I do not think the majority of teachers are adequately trained to teach tech etiquette. I think a great deal of what is taught to students in this area in based on opinion.
    Do we have a set of standards on which to base this?
    Also, I think it is important, as MrVoss says, "society's values on etiquette have also changed."
    What is acceptable nowadays?

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  7. I would love a list of standards. Not only for my students by for myself too. I cannot say that I know what all the current etiquette looks like. However, I do see a general lack of etiquette these days, not just in terms of technology.

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