Racial, cultural, and social issues.

This will open the first discussion thread of our very first classroom blog. Let's hear what everyone has to say and let's offer one another some great responses.

Our first writing prompt centered on racial, cultural, and social challenges experienced by students in our school. What are some of your thoughts on this issue? *Keep it appropriate. This is not Freestyle.

Internet Etiquette

Behaving Online - by Dr. Margie Massey, CSU-Pueblo, Technology (with some modifications for ELLs)

As with any face-to-face class, there are proper rules of etiquette that any learner should follow. Since an online learning environment relies on communication over the Internet, here are a few rules of etiquette to keep in mind while communicating with others:* Please promptly report any violations of these rules to Ms. Jackson.

* Keep your communications short, yet concise. Try to limit your messages to one subject.
* Use abbreviations and text jargon minimally.
* Don't shout. This means that you refrain from using all CAPITAL LETTERS in your messages.
* Don't mumble. This means that you refrain from using all small letters in your messages.
* Don't criticize people. Everyone makes mistakes.
* Ignore spelling errors and other simple errors made in messages.
* Online correspondence should contain appropriate salutations (greetings), not only content.
* Follow the same standards of politeness [and respect] as you do in life.