DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP – PART II



Course Overview

Students in Elementary Digital Citizenship – Part II will learn how to use technology for school projects and home tasks. You will explore ways to become a good digital citizen in today's world. In these units students will be introduced to the digital citizenship elements – Digital Etiquette, Digital Productivity, Digital Communication, Digital Law, Digital Health, and Digital Commerce. Throughout this course students will have opportunities to watch videos, listen to sound clips, and complete activities. To watch a video, just click on it. A number of links will have printable documents pertaining to the unit, which are in a PDF format and ready for printing. Each unit will have questions for you to answer so you can demonstrate your learning. The course is aligned with national standards for technology and curriculum. If you should have trouble with the material at any time, please talk to your parents or teacher in order to ensure comprehension.

In this course you will:

DIGITAL EMAIL MESSAGES AND ETIQUETTE



Message to Parents and Teacher

Parents: Before your child starts this unit, you should: If you allow your child to register for an email account, you should place parental controls on the account and frequently monitor your child's activity. If you need assistance, please consult the teacher. The teacher should discuss the school's email system and let the students know if they can have a school email account.  



Unit Overview

Throughout your lifetime you will need to send and receive email (electronic mail) messages for a number of reasons. These messages travel from one person's computer who sends the message to the computer of another person who receives it over the Internet. You may want to send email messages to a relative, a friend, or a teacher. When writing an email message, you should always behave appropriately and use email etiquette.

 

When you have completed this unit, you will:

• recognize how email compares to regular post office mail (snail mail),

• understand proper email etiquette and how email accounts work,

• realize proper email addresses, and

• type and send an email message.
 



Now answer questions 1-3.


Comparing Email to Regular Mail

Email is a great way to send and receive messages fast through the Internet. To understand how an email message works, look at how it compares to mail sent through the United States Postal Service. This method of mailing letters is often called "snail mail" because it is much slower than email.
Now answer questions 4-6.


Email Provider

An email provider is a website, a school, or a company that offers free email accounts. An email account is an agreement that you have with a website, school, or company that allows you to send and receive email messages through their system. Your school may provide you an email account and address. If they do, you must agree to the school's Acceptable Use Policy. This school account should be the one that you use most often. However with permission from your parents, you may want to get another email account from popular websites like Yahoo!, Outlook.com, or Gmail.

With these providers you can look at your email account from anywhere with an Internet connection. You can also look at your email account on a mobile device. Before you actually register for an account, you will have to understand email addresses covered in the next section.


Now answer question 7.





Understanding Email Addresses


To receive emails, you will need an email account and an email address. To send email messages to other people, you will need to obtain their email addresses. Typing email addresses correctly is important. If you do not enter the address perfectly, your emails will not be delivered or may be delivered to the wrong person. 

Email addresses are always written in a standard way that includes a username, the @ (at) symbol, and the email provider's domain. The username is the name you choose to identify yourself, and the email provider is the website that hosts your email account. The picture to the left shows you an example of an email address.

Activity: Before registering for a free email account, you should decide your email address and password. Student addresses may already be assigned to you on the school's email system.

Now answer question 8.



Writing Good Email Messages


The following are basic rules to a well-written email message.



Good Email Manners or Etiquette  

Email etiquette or an email code of conduct is the set of rules that you should follow when sending an email. Here are basic email etiquette rules.

  • Think before you type an email.
  • Answer in a prompt time.
  • Respect other individuals at all times.
  • Be friendly and cordial.
  • Write sentences that are clear.
  • Do not use all capital letters as this is viewed as yelling.

 

Click on the link to watch the video on Email Etiquette.


Activity:  Using an existing email account or newly created one, type and send an email message to your teacher, friend, or relative. Share the email message with your parents and upload it as part of your quiz.

Question 9: Upload an email message to your teacher, friend, or relative.


Wrap-up and Review






You are now ready to communicate with your relatives, friends, and teachers using email. Remember—always be safe. 









Go back to Unit 3: Keyboarding! You should practice your keyboarding skills on the next lesson after the one you stopped on the last time. Keep track of your work.  Click here to download and fill out the chart. Show it to your parents and teacher, so they can see your keyboarding skill progress.

Below are additional educational resources and activities for this unit.

 

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