Netiquette and Safety

A Students Guide to Proper and

Safe Web Behavior
 Email, Chat Rooms, & IM
What do you do if
someone sends you an
email, an IM (instant
message) or says
something in a chat
room that makes you
feel uncomfortable?
 Language
What should you do if
someone uses
inappropriate language
in a chat room, an
email, or an IM?
 Feelings
What should you do if
someone writes
something that is
meant to hurt someone
elses feelings?
 Webs Golden Rule
Remember the webs
golden rule:
Remember, there is a
person there.
Emails, comments in
chat rooms, and
instant messages are
read by real people
with real feelings.
Security Is Important, So You
May Want To Follow These
Directions
 Passwords
Should you
tell your
password to
anyone?
Why or why
not?
 Strangers
What should
you do if a
stranger asks
you
questions?
 Meeting
What if a
stranger asks to
meet you in
person? What
should you do?
 There are many rules of
netiquette, but some happen to be
laws too. Take a look:

No spamming
No spoofing
No phishing
No flaming
HUH????
 SPAMMING
Definition: the act of sending
unsolicited electronic messages in
bulk.
- Dictionary.LaborlawTalk.com
 SPOOFING
Definition: A technique used to gain
unauthorized access to computers, whereby
the intruder sends messages to a computer
with an IP address indicating that the
message is coming from a trusted host.
- Webopedia
 PHISHING
Definition: The act of sending an email to a
user falsely claiming to be an established
legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam
the user into surrendering private
information that will be used for identity
theft.
Webopedia
 FLAMING
Definition: posting messages that are
deliberately hostile and insulting, usually
in the social context of a discussion
board.
-Answers.com
 Borrowing
Is it ever right
to borrow or
copy someone
elses pictures
or writing
without giving
them credit?
Cutting and Pasting Others
Work Is Okay as Long as
You
Give Credit Where Credit Is
DueCite Your Sources!
BY THE WAY, ALL CAPS
MEANS YOURE
YELLING!!!!!
Following these guidelines will
make a positive web experience
 Online Resources
http://www.albion.com/netiquette
http://www.fau.edu/netiquette/net/questions.html
http://onlinenetiquette.com
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/09netiqt.htm
http://www.albury.net.au/new-users/netiquet.htm
http://iol.ie/~dromore/safety/menu.htm
http://www.safekids.com/child_safety.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/qpac/S-INTERNET-SAFETY-
GUIDELINES.html
http://www.ukchatterbox.co.uk/article/17
http://www.4teachers.org/inttech/aupis.php