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Overview
Students learn good manners dos and don'ts when sending E-mail.
Objectives
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Recognize good and bad manners when using E-mail |
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Edit an E-mail message to demonstrate understanding of good manners |
ISTE® National Technology Standards
Site Preview
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No Internet site is used in this lesson. |
Online Resources
Materials
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Activity sheets (2) |
Introduce
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Ask students to share examples of good manners when speaking in
face-to-face situations. (speak politely and kindly, do not shout,
do not use slang or rude language, take turns talking, be considerate
of others' feelings) |
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Point out that, without agreement of such social dos and don'ts,
people might feel upset and angry. |
Teach 1
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Distribute Activity Sheet 1. |
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Write a sentence on the board and ask volunteers to read it aloud
in as many ways as possible. Help them consider how much additional
information is conveyed through facial and vocal expression, and how
easy it is to misunderstand messages when those cues are missing. |
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Explain why good manners are especially important in cyberspace-where
you are judged only by your written words. |
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Have students share their ideas for writing a polite note or letter.
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After reviewing "E-mail Dos and Don'ts," make sure students understand
how to type the smileys. (combine colons, semicolons, dashes, parentheses,
and upper case D) NOTE: Although some E-mail programs offer pre-made
smileys, students should know the basics of creating their own. |
Teach 2
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Distribute Activity Sheet 2. |
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Have students complete the page and explain their changes. (Possible
edits: Delete "Dear" line; delete first sentence to get right to the
point; change uppercase to lowercase; capitalize "all" at the beginning
of the sixth sentence; fix spelling of "cough" and "license"; change
bossy sentences to more polite ones; capitalize "president" in the
last sentence.) |
Teach 3
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Discuss "Be CyberSmart!" and have students give examples of bad
manners in E-mails they might receive and how they would demonstrate
good manners in their reply. (Example: Someone might send an E-mail
containing rude or offensive language and they would reply without
using that language.) |
Close
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Ask: What are some dos to practice when using E-mail? |
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Ask: What are some don'ts? |
Extend
The following activity can be added for students who completed this lesson
in a previous grade.
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Have students review "E-mail Dos and Don'ts" and then use computers
to compose and print their own E-mail messages to exchange and edit. |
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Good E-mail Manners