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Grade 12 ONLINE SAFETY AND RULES OF NETIQUETTE

The document discusses online safety and netiquette rules. It defines internet safety as protecting one's information online and netiquette as etiquette for online communication. It then lists 10 rules of netiquette, which include remembering the human on the other side, adhering to the same standards online as in person, understanding where you are communicating, being respectful of others' time and bandwidth, presenting yourself professionally, sharing knowledge to help others, controlling flame wars, respecting privacy, not abusing power over others, and being forgiving of mistakes.

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Grade 12 ONLINE SAFETY AND RULES OF NETIQUETTE

The document discusses online safety and netiquette rules. It defines internet safety as protecting one's information online and netiquette as etiquette for online communication. It then lists 10 rules of netiquette, which include remembering the human on the other side, adhering to the same standards online as in person, understanding where you are communicating, being respectful of others' time and bandwidth, presenting yourself professionally, sharing knowledge to help others, controlling flame wars, respecting privacy, not abusing power over others, and being forgiving of mistakes.

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ONLINE SAFETY AND RULES

OF NETIQUETTE
KEY TERMS

• INTERNET SAFETY- 
IT REFERS TO THE ONLINE SECURITY OR SAFETY OF PEOPLE AND THEIR
INFORMATION WHEN USING INTERNET.

• NETIQUETTE
IS NETWORK ETIQUETTE, THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION.
TEN RULES OF
NETIQUETTE
RULE NO. 1: REMEMBER THE HUMAN
• YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE TALKING TO A REAL PERSON WHEN
YOU ARE ONLINE.

• THE INTERNET BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NEVER


MEET.

• REMEMBER THIS SAYING WHEN SENDING AN EMAIL: WOULD I SAY THIS TO THE
PERSON’S FACE.
RULE NO. 2: ADHERE TO THE SAME
STANDARDS ONLINE THAT YOU FOLLOW IN
REAL LIFE.
•  YOU NEED TO BEHAVE THE SAME WAY ONLINE THAT YOU DO IN REAL LIFE.

• YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN GET CAUGHT DOING THINGS YOU
SHOULD NOT BE DOING ONLINE JUST LIKE YOU CAN IN REAL LIFE.

• YOU ARE STILL TALKING TO A REAL PERSON WITH FEELINGS EVEN THOUGH YOU
CAN’T SEE THEM.
RULE NO. 3: KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN
CYBERSPACE.
•   ALWAYS TAKE A LOOK AROUND WHEN YOU ENTER A NEW DOMAIN WHEN
SURFING THE WEB.

•  GET A SENSE OF WHAT THE DISCUSSION GROUP IS ABOUT BEFORE YOU JOIN IT.
RULE NO. 4: RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S TIME
AND BANDWIDTH.
•   REMEMBER PEOPLE HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO BESIDES READ YOUR EMAIL.
YOU ARE NOT THE CENTER OF THEIR WORLD.

• KEEP YOUR POST AND EMAILS TO MINIMUM BY SAYING WHAT YOU WANT TO
SAY.

•  REMEMBER EVERYONE WON’T ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.


RULE NO. 5: MAKE YOURSELF LOOK GOOD
ONLINE.
•  BE POLITE AND PLEASANT TO EVERYONE.

• ALWAYS CHECK YOUR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR BEFORE POSTING.

• KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AND MAKE SENSE SAYING IT.
RULE NO. 6: SHARE EXPERT KNOWLEDGE

•  ASK QUESTIONS ONLINE

•  SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW ONLINE.

•  POST THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ONLINE BECAUSE SOMEONE MAY HAVE THE
SAME QUESTION YOU DO.
RULE NO. 7: HELP KEEP FLAME WARS UNDER
CONTROL
•    NETIQUETTE DOES NOT FORGIVE FLAMING.

•   NETIQUETTE DOES HOWEVER FORBID PEOPLE WHO ARE FLAMING TO HURT


DISCUSSION GROUPS BY PUTTING THE GROUP DOWN.
RULE NO. 8: RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S
PRIVACY.
• DO NOT READ OTHER PEOPLE’S MAIL WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.

• GOING THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE’S THINGS COULD COST YOU, YOUR JOB OR YOU
COULD EVEN GO TO JAIL.

•  NOT RESPECTING OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVACY IS A BAD NETIQUETTE.


RULE NO. 9: DON’T ABUSE YOUR POWER.

• DO NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE MORE
KNOWLEDGE OR POWER THAN THEM.

•  TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU IF THE ROLES WERE
REVERSED.
RULE NO. 10: BE FORGIVING OF OTHER
PEOPLE’S MISTAKE.
•   DO NOT POINT OUT MISTAKES TO PEOPLE ONLINE.

•    REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE ONCE THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK.

•  YOU STILL NEED TO HAVE A GOOD MANNERS EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE ONLINE
AND CANNOT SEE THE  PERSON FACE TO FACE.

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