10 Netiquette guidelines every online student needs to know

10 Netiquette guidelines every online student needs to know

Learn how to be on your best behavior in an online classroom with 10 netiquette guidelines every online student needs to know.

1. NO YELLING, PLEASE

There’s a time and a place for everything—BUT IN MOST SITUATIONS TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS INAPPROPRIATE. Most readers tend to perceive it as shouting , If you have vision issues, there are ways to adjust how text displays so you can still see without coming across as angry.

2. Sarcasm can backfire

As a rule of thumb, it’s best to avoid sarcasm altogether in an online classroom. Instead, lean toward being polite and direct in the way you communicate to avoid these issues. This has happened in lots of my classes.

3. Don’t abuse the chat box

Chat boxes are incorporated into many online classes as a place for students to share ideas and ask questions related to the lesson even if the class is set on MUTE mode. It can be a helpful resource or a major distraction—it all depends on how well students know their classroom netiquette.

“Rather than asking relevant questions or giving clear answers, Treat it like the learning tool it’s meant to be, and try not to distract your classmates with off-topic discussions.

4. Set a respectful tone

Every day may feel like casual Friday in an online classroom where you don’t see anyone in person, but a certain level of formality is still expected in your communication with instructors. In addition to proper punctuation and spelling, it’s good netiquette to use respectful greetings and signatures, full sentences and even the same old “please” and “thank you” you use in real life.

5. Submit files the right way

You won’t be printing assignments and handing to them to your teacher in person, so knowing how to properly submit your work online is key to your success as an online student.

Always adhere to instructions and if I ask for your ICT assignment to be turned in via email in Docx format, you should abide to this, also I have lots of Student who tend to submit answers incomplete in a turn in mode on Google classroom, please take your time to type else where and copy and past to the section you need to submit your answers. Online course instructors often establish ground rules for file assignment submissions, like naming conventions that help them keep things organized or acceptable file formats. Ignoring these instructions is a common example of bad Netiquette.

6. Read first if you came in late 

Take some time to read through each of the previous discussion post responses before writing your own response. If the original post asked a specific question, there’s a good chance someone has already answered it. Submitting an answer that is eerily similar to a classmate’s indicates to the instructor that you haven’t paid attention to the conversation thus far. So do take time to read along previous conversation in an online class.

7. Think before you type

A passing comment spoken in class can be forgotten a few minutes later, but what you share in an online classroom is part of a permanent digital record. “Whether or not privacy settings are in place, the internet has a tendency to house things forever, and what you say privately can easily become public,” advises etiquette expert Devoreaux Walton.

8. Be kind, Punctual and a good student.

Online communication comes with a level of anonymity that doesn’t exist when you’re talking to someone face-to-face. Sometimes this leads people to behave rudely when they disagree with one another. You as well have to be time cautious and as well punctual to all schedule classes. Online students probably don’t have the complete anonymity that comes with using a screen name, but you could still fall prey to treating someone poorly because of the distance between screens. Make a point to be kind and respectful in your comments—even if you disagree with someone.

9. Use a name you bear in School.

Many students give the idea of Nick naming themselves in an online class and this gives the instructor a poor view of whom you are , and as well as allocation of grades to you, so to avoid errors like this , always use your official name in an online class.

10. Participate in any requested activities.

This is only shown if you have your icon display based on the difference in technology apps used for teaching, as for Zoom, it's a must you turn on your videos so the instructor can have a better view of your attention.

Thank you.

Anthony Adesanya.