Objective a: Discover online learning environments and how they operate among teachers and students

Canvas by Instructure is our learning management system (LMS). Much of our course material will be housed in Canvas. You will even submit and participate in many assignments inside the Canvas LMS. Here is link to the Canvas Student Guides. Once you click the link, you can browse many of the topics to learn how to submit assignments and more. The first set of links are written and picture tutorials. The last set of links are videos from Canvas for how to use the various features.

How do I navigate a Canvas course?

How do I submit an online assignment?

How do I upload a file to my Assignment submission?

How do I view my Grades?

How do I take a Quiz?

How do I submit a Quiz?

Canvas Overview (Video)

Communication (Video)

Assignments Overview (Video)

Assignment Submissions (Video)

Peer Reviews (Video)

Grades (Video)

Quizzes (Video)

Objective b: Demonstrate proper email etiquette

People communicate in many ways online. It used to be the only way to communicate online was by email. This is not the case anymore. People can use social networking, instant messagine, video chats, and more. Look at the Beyond Email - All about Online Communication page to learn more about online communication. There is an Internet Safety tutorial link at the bottom of the page you can click to learn more on how to stay in the online world. Click the Internet Safety tutorial link and view the information blocks for Introduction to Internet Safety, Email Tips for Scams and Spam, Staying Safe While Browsing, Smart Social Networking and Communication Tips, and Cyber Harassment, Stalking, and Addiction.

Once you have viewed the Beyond Email - All about Online Communication page and the Internet safety information, let's take an in-depth looks at how people communicate online. Each of the links provided below are sections with information, videos, and activities for aiding your understanding of online communication. Let's take a look at nine common online means of communication.

Chat and Instant Messaging - notice there is a difference in a chat and IM. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. You will see at the end of this section that Facebook and Skype are the most common tools for these features.

Online Phone Calls - look closely at the hardware and software requirements to make online phone calls successfully. Pros and cons are provided for using online phone services. Skype and Google Voice are common online phone services.

Video Chat and Group Calls - again hardware and software requirements are provided for using video chats and group calls. You can see pros and cons for using video chats and group calls. See some of the services available for making group calls and video chats.

Text Messages - as with the other items, you see requirement needs and advantages and disadvantages. Look closely at the given information.

Direct Messages - look at the information given. Which services do you use for DMs?

Socials Posts, Status Updates, and Tweets - after viewing the information on this page, feel free to browse the other pages and tutorials for social networking. There are great tutorials available for many of the most popular social networking websites.

Likes, Comments, and Sharing - look at the posted information. Click the links on the page to work the tutorials provided.

Blogging - did you know there were so many types of blogging services and ways to blog? We will use some of these tools in this course this year.

Once you complete your review of the different types of online communication. take the Beyond Email Quiz. There are nine questions. Write down your results and note any items that you may have missed so that you can review the missed information again for clarification AND so that you can post your results in an upcoming assignment.

Just as the rules for proper behavior when in a classroom, at home, or out in public, there are expectations for proper behavior when online. The rules for proper behavior in the online world are called netiquette. This is a blend of the ends of the words Internet and etiquette - netiquette.

Netiquette: Rules of Behavior on the Internet provides 11 guidelines for proper online behavior. Click the link to read more about the 11 "rules" mentioned. They are listed below.

Identify yourself

Include a subject line

Avoid sarcasm

Respect others' privacy

Acknowledge and return messages promptly

Copy with caution

No spam (a.k.a. junk mail)

Be concise

Use appropriate language

Use appropriate emoticons (emotion icons) to help convey meaning

Use appropriate intensifiers to help convey meaning

Now let's take Betty's Netiquette Quiz from Carnegie Cyber Academy. Answer the ten questions. You are to take the quiz until you correctly answer 8 out of 10 questions. Write down your score when you finish. Note any questions you miss so that you can review information on the topic. You will post your score for this quiz and any missed questions in an upcoming assignment.

Objective c: Participate in online learning methods such as discussion boards, student journals, blogs, wikis, and so forth

Canvas has several ways for you to communicate with fellow students and your teacher in this course. You can participate in a discussion board, a message, a chat session, a collaboration, or a conference. Each works a little differently, but the purpose is to communicate. Some methods are strictly type and read. Other methods allow for audio. Click the links below to view handouts to describe the process more. Some of the links are videos and are indicated with the word (Video) at the end of the link name.

What are Discussions?

What are Collaborations?

How do I join the course Chat?

How do I reply to a Discussion?

Discussions (Video)

Communication (Video)

Collaborations (Video)

Chat (Video)