1. LINKS snp8@uakron.edu
Introduction
Teachers
Task
Process Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion

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Introduction :: Digital Etiquette
 Ok journalists, get those pencils ready! You
will be writing a story on the most
interesting person you know. You will
conduct a live interview of this person and
complete your gripping piece! You will be
focusing on digital etiquette in this
assignment as you appropriately discuss
the subject in your story and use Standard
English to complete it. Well, what are you
waiting for! Let’s get started because in the
journalism world there is no time to lose in
order to make deadlines!

3. Digital Etiquette
 Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct
or procedure.
Technology users often see this area as one of the
most pressing problems when dealing with Digital
Citizenship. We recognize inappropriate behavior
when we see it, but before people use technology
they do not learn digital etiquette (i.e., appropriate
conduct). Many people feel uncomfortable talking to
others about their digital etiquette. Often rules and
regulations are created or the technology is simply
banned to stop inappropriate use. It is not enough to
create rules and policy, we must teach everyone to
become responsible digital citizens in this new
society.

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Task
You will interview and write a story about a
person who falls under at least one of
these requirements:
 Has been to an interesting place
 Has lived somewhere outside of the
United States before
 Has an interesting job
 Has a rare exciting story to share from
their life

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Process
 You will create a page long story
 You will include four quotes from your notes
 Though you are taking notes and using your computer
for this story you MUST write in complete
grammatically correct sentences. Your notes may
include abbreviations such as txt, omg, thankz etc.
but your story will include proper digital etiquette and
Standard English with the news writing style we have
discussed in class.
 Part of digital etiquette is not stealing the ideas of
others so you must write your story in your own words
as you incorporate the perspective of the subject of
your story.
 Your piece must use the format requirements from
your news writing textbook.

6. Questions to ask yourself
before turning in your story…
 How did you use digital etiquette in your story?
 Did your story represent your subject
accurately and with respect?
 Did you put your opinion in your reporting
story? (The answer should be no because you
are reporting an event/story)
 Did you use Standard English in full and
complete sentences?
 Did you use your textbook when formatting
your piece?
 Is your story in your own words? Did you copy
any of your story from another source?

7. Evaluation Home
Subject Excellence Bare Minimum Failure to meet the Failure to Try Total
requirements Points
Use and 3- The student writes 2-The student writes 1- The student writes 0- The students copy
understanding of in their own words, in their own words, in their own words but their work, are
digital etiquette are respectful to the are respectful to the could have been disrespectful when
subject and write in subject but have more respectful writing about their
the correct format some mistakes with towards their subject subject and do not
format and could improve follow the format
their fomat
Interviewee 3- The subject 2-The subject 1-The subject 0- The student did not
interviewed fits the interviewed fits the interviewed does not get their subject
requirements and requirements fit the requirements approved before they
provides for an wrote their story
interesting story
Grammatical 3- The story is a page 2- The story is a little 1- The story is a lot 0- The student had
Structure and length long and has few to bit less than a page less than a page and made many errors
no errors with some errors has many errors and did not write any
drafts
Quotes 3- The story has four 2- The story has 1- The story has less 0- The student failed
quotes that are quotes that are than four quotes that to interview their
effectively incorporated into the are not very effective subject
incorporated into the story but could have
story been more effective
Flow of the piece 3- The story flows 2- The story is 1- The story does not 0- The student did not
together coherently somewhat choppy but flow nor make sense put their piece
and provides an is put together well together with effort
effective and and meets the and it does not flow
entertaining piece requirements

8. Home
Conclusion
 Congratulations! You have now finished
your first story! You have used digital
etiquette to communicate an interesting
story about someone who had an
interesting story to share. Because of
you, dear journalist, their story was
made known! Great Job!

9. Home
Teachers will want to…
 Make sure students stay on task when
interviewing
 Have the students discuss who they will
interview before they start their story
 Have the students do several rough
drafts before turning in their piece
 Using the textbook News writing as a
Process will be the best source to help
students use the correct format

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Resources
 http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_El
ements.html
 http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resour
ce/747/02/
 News writing text book News Writing as
a Process
 http://www.squidoo.com/feature-article