Introduction

For this topic, we will be exploring netiquette in a group setting. Netiquette is a portmanteau of the words internet and etiquette, which I'm sure you can guess is used to describe appropriate online behaviour to help you be the best digital citizen you can be. 

To help guide you through the ten core rules are the tasks. Once you have successfully worked your way through those tasks in your groups, you will be moving on to your final task for this topic, which is to collaboratively make your own comic about being a good digital citizen as a group.

Below you will find a diagram of where to find everything on this WebQuest, a table of contents as an alternative way to navigate this WebQuest and a glossary of terms that may be new to you.

By the end of this topic, you should be able to represent your understanding of the ten core rules in your final group task.

Glossary

Accessibility: The quality of being easy to obtain or use.

Anonymous: A person not identified by name; unknown.

Catfishing: Use of a fictional persona, typically to lure someone into a relationship.

Copyright: An exclusive right, given to the originator, for a fixed number of years to use as they wish.

Cyberbullying: The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.

Cyberstalking: The repeated use of electronic communications to harass or frighten someone.

Cyberspace: The notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs.

Flamebait: Content in an online forum with the intention of provoking anger and igniting a flame war.

Flame war: A lengthy exchange of angry or abusive messages between users of an online forum or other discussion areas.

Flaming: The act of posting insults, often including profanity or other offensive language, on the internet.

Grooming: A form of abuse in which an adult manipulates a minor and exploits them.

ICT: Information and Communications Technology is the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing.

Netiquette: Acceptable internet behaviour.

Online presence: The existence of a person in digital media through the different online search systems.

Privacy: Protection an individual has while connected to the internet; or the amount of personal and sensitive information that people can find about you from your online presence.

Plagiarism: The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own.

Sexting: The action of sending sexually explicit photographs or messages online. This is a crime if the photo includes a person under the age of 18.

Trolling: The act of posting or commenting online to deliberately provoke an emotional reaction or an argument.

References

Howland, J., Jonassen, D., & Marra, R. (2012). Meaningful learning with technology (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. 

Western Australia. School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (2017). The Western Australian curriculum and assessment outline: Technologies, Digital Technologies, Year 7&8. https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/364550/Digital-Technologies-Curriculum-Pre-primary-to-Year-10.PDF

Western Australia. School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (n.d.). Western Australian curriculum and assessment outline: General Capabilities, Information and Communication Technology Capability, Level 5. https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/5157/ICT.pdf

Western Australia. School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (2018). Western Australian curriculum and assessment outline: ABLEWA, Design and Technologies: Scope and sequence ABLEWA Stages A–D, Stage D. https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/194089/Technologies_ABLEWA_Scope_and_Sequence.pdf