REPRESENT  YOURSELF VIRTUALLY

Communicating online is very different than face-to-face interaction. Just as your feelings and attitude are expressed by your body language and the sound of your voice, it is important to think about how your classmates and teachers read the ideas conveyed from your grammar and tone. 

✦ Update your Google profile to include a picture of your face that will help your school community recognize you in Gmail, Google Classroom, Canvas, and Zoom. 

✦ Practice EMAIL ETIQUETTE to effectively ASK for what you want. Be sure to include a subject, greeting, question, salutation, and positive mood. Check for capitalization, punctuation, and silly mistakes before you send.

✦ Set a reminder for your online meetings and utilize calendar and agenda tools to keep track of deadlines.

✦ Remember your digital footprint follows you. What will a future employer, college, or scholarship think of what you post?  What contributions are you making to your online community?

✦ Give credit to original sources through a hyperlink (like that on the right), name, or source location (and always remember to include your own name on original work so others can easily cite your ideas).  Many legal battles have been fought over theft of intellectual property.