Internet Use & Safety
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In this unit we learned things like the importance of e-mail, internet use, and internet safety. For e-mail we learned how to correctly format an e-mail and make a good impression. For internet use we learned how to locate credible and useful information on the web and use it in a safe and legal manner. The last thing was internet safety. In this, we learned how to protect ourselves from online bullies, predators, scam artists and identity thieves.
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Everyone knows how important the format of an e-mail is. It gives good first impressions. In this part of the unit, we learned how to properly create an e-mail using correct grammar, format and punctuation. We also learned how to attach a document to an e-mail.
Internet Use
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It is important to be able to locate credible information that we can use in a legal and safe manner. We learned how to use keywords when using a search engine and how to correctly evaluate a website. Something else we talked about were copyrights and plagiarism when conducting internet research.
Cyber Bullying
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Cyber bullying is when people harass others using technology. They can threaten them or even stalk them. It is very serious because victim's of cyber bullying have went as far as taking their own lives. It can lead to depression and suicide.
E-mail Correction Assignment - We got an example of a terrible e-mail and we had to correct it
Evaluating Website Notes - We took notes on how to properly evaluate a website to see if it was credible
Evaluating Website Notes - We took notes on how to properly evaluate a website to see if it was credible