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Top Ten List of
Cutting-Edge
Behaviors
•Avoid using your full name online
whenever possible.
•Make it impossible for a person
online with the wrong intentions to
be able to track you down.
•Be mindful of the
information you share
online including pictures
and personal information
EVEN AMONG PEOPLE
YOU KNOW.
• Once it’s posted, it’s there
forever for the world to see!
•Your school really wants to
make sure that you are a
well-informed user of the
internet!
•Do sound research before
posting information on an
educational blog, website, or
forum.
•Make sure that sources are
reliable before trusting their
information.
•Support your opinion with
undeniable evidence from your
reading and research.
•Present yourself as a young
professional.
•Be a trend-setter!
•Have an opinion that does
not simply repeat ideas
others have already said;
add your personal twist to
the discussion.
•Take academic risks!
•Study reliable information
that’s already available
and build upon it.
•Read the entire text.
•Study your notes.
•Learn from your peers.
•Keep an open mind.
•Pay special attention to the experts of the field.
(teachers, professional critics, scholars, etc.)
•Anticipate a question and prepare an answer.
•Remember that “pride comes before a fall.”
•It would not matter how
well I packed my suitcase if I
miss the plane!
•Others want to know what
you have to say.
•You must post online work
on time, especially if others
must view and respond to it.
• Avoid insults, sarcasm, and
personal attacks.
• When you disagree with an
opinion, make sure the
speaker feels enlightened
by your statement instead
of slapped by it.
• Your comments should pull
students together instead
of push students out the
door.
•Avoid typing in ALL CAPS.
•Avoid an overuse of
punctuation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
•Avoid excessive underlining or
bold-faced words when they may
be interpreted as a “slap.”
•EX: As I’ve stated for the tenth
time, you need to come after
school if you still need help.
•Avoid an informal use of symbols.
•EX: Why in the @!?#! would
you disagree?
• Be prepared.
• Finish your
assignments.
• Learn as much as
possible.
•Show your interest by asking genuine
questions.
•Prove to others that you are trying to learn
from them.
•Compliment others while building upon their
statements.
•Keep the conversation going. Do more than
just agree. Focus on the why and the how.
•Participate with enthusiasm and tact.
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