Communicating electronically
Requirements Computer ISP: Internet Service Provider Address
The parts of an Address Username: jostudent Domain: net No spaces between the 3 parts
Types of Domains.COM commercial.NET network.EDU educational.ORG Non-profit organization.MIL military.GOV government.INT international
What Can You Do With ? Read it Reply to It Forward It Delete It Move or Save It Print It
Advantages of Information can be distributed faster to many people Quicker response time Saves Time and Money Time zones—No Problem Eliminates telephone tag Can read at one’s own convenience Messages composed and delivered any time regardless of holidays or weekends.
Disadvantages of is not private Permanent record of message is stored - even deleted messages can be placed under subpoena Once sent, it cannot be retracted (there are exceptions) You lose control. Any can be forwarded easily by the recipient to anyone the recipient chooses
Guidelines of One subject per message: ALWAYS USE SUBJECT LINE What would your reaction be to the message? Message needs to be correct, concise, and clear Maintain goodwill of recipient Use paragraphs Remember common courtesies like “Please” and “Thank you”
Signature Use signature on your messages Usernames can be anonymous Your personal business card Joe Student High School Student Punch it and its done!
Netiquette Proper protocol when using What’s acceptable and what is not By using you agree to abide by the protocol CAPS = shouting SPAM: unwelcome and advertisements
Emoticons Transmits an emotion in ) or :-) = happiness :( or :- ( = unhappiness :D or :-D = Laughter :O or :-O = Surprise, yelling or realization of an error ("uh oh!")
Acronyms Abbreviations used for common phrases. LOL = Laugh out loud TTYL = Talk to you later B4N = Bye for now ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing Recipient needs to know the acronym’s meaning