Netiquette - creating responsible digital citizens in a digital society

When I think of ‘netiquette immediately I think of creating an atmosphere of digital citizenship. It is really important for our students to understand and appreciate proper manners on the internet. Every year when the form one students receive their laptops, we conduct a short session with both parents and students and one of the presentations is on netiquette (see PowerPoint presentation)

Netiquette2014pfws.pdf

Some additional Points that I would share with my students are: 
BE HUMAN…. • Do not be impersonal • Treat others with courtesy and respect as if they are physically in front of you • Golden Rule – treat others as you want to be treated. 
BE ON POINT… • Do not babble, aim to stick to the point especially if it is an email being sent. Sometimes information is lost when someone has to read a lot to get the point of the matter THE CONTENTS • Check over grammar and spelling. • Be cautious, think and re read before submitting, remember what is posted or sent is public information • PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT (like I just did) when you are writing. Only use all capitals for emphasis.

Web 2.0 in practice

This is a lesson I did with a Form Four Principles of Business class. It involved a lot of student involvement, however this lesson did not involve web 2.0 tools..... the lesson involving Web 2.0 is next.... 

http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education

Dyann barras - traditional

Business studies LESSON PLAN

_________________________________________________________________________________          

CLASS: Form 4                                                                      Subject:           Principles of Business

TIME: 40 mins            

UNIT: Marketing         

TOPIC: Consumer Behaviour

_________________________________________________________________________________     Pre knowledge:

Students are familiar with the terms ‘market’, market research, target group and consumers.

_________________________________________________________________________________Rationale:   To promote understanding of “theories, concepts and practices related to marketing focusing on its impact on firms and consumers.

                                                 

     _________________________________________________________________________________Goals:

1.      To provide knowledge and skills to function effectively as consumers within the local, regional and international environment.

2.      To develop an awareness of the impact of changing consumer behaviour on individual health and wellbeing.

   Objectives:_______________________________________________________________________________________          

At the end of this lesson students will be able to:

·         Define the concept of Consumer behaviour

·         Reproduce a simulation of purchasing for a family

·         Infer the factors affecting consumer behaviour

·         Compare and Contrast the changes in consumer behaviour within recent times

·         Describe the impact on of the changes in consumer behaviour on consumers health and well being

Set Induction:_________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                Estimated time:  1 minute

Photo story showing various firms and consumers shopping. Teacher elicits responses from

____________________________________________________________________________________

                                                Teaching points:

Content:

ü  Consumer behaviour refers to the way that different consumers behave when faced with purchasing decisions.

Firms must be aware of consumer behaviour so that they can better satisfy the needs of their target group as well as attract them to their goods and services.

Factors affecting Consumer behaviour:

ü  Price

ü  Price of substitute

ü  Quality

ü  Taste

ü  Tradition

ü  Income ( affordability)

ü  Spending patterns

ü  Brand loyalty

ü  Choice

ü  Belief System

Method

                                               Estimated time: 20 minutes

Teaching strategy	Student activity	Resources
Power point Presentation introducing the topic Consumer Behaviour	Read along with the slides	Laptop/Multimedia projector
Group Activity – Divide students into four groups and give instructions for the simulated activity	Reproduce simulated purchasing of food items for a family and document the activities. Prepare for class presentation.	Simulated Grocery with blocks that depict certain food items for trading. Monopoly money for purchasing Chart to document purchasing Instructional sheet on how the activity is to be conducted.
Guided Response – students are instructed to infer and defend the factors that affected their purchases. Teacher records responses from each group on the board	Relate their experience and observations from the simulation. Infer the factors affecting consumer behaviour. Derive the changes in consumer behaviour in recent times and the consequences of such changes.

Closure and Evaluation:__________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                Estimated time:    19 minutes

                                       

   Teacher allows each group to choose a mystery product. In groups students are asked to explain through text, dramatization, song, drawing, how any one factor would affect their consumer behaviour when faced with purchasing the mystery product.

Groups present their responses

Teacher allows the other groups to give feedback and then gives final feedback

Students summarise what they learnt.

http://fcp12-2.flatclassroomproject.org/file/view/NetworkedTeacher.jpg

 This lesson below includes the use of web 2.0 tools. I do believe that it is a work in progress lesson, however with further research, I would be able to use more tools that are relevant and practical to the students. The aim in this lesson is to get the students totally involved in their learning. 

Dyann barras – WED 2.0 tools version

Business studies LESSON PLAN

_____________________________________________________________________________________           

CLASS: Form 4                                                                      Subject:           Principles of Business

TIME: 80 mins            

UNIT: Marketing         

TOPIC: Consumer Behaviour

     _________________________________________________________________________________   Pre knowledge:

 Students are familiar with the terms ‘market’, market research, target group and consumers.

Students know how to create a blog

_________________________________________________________________________________ Rationale:

To promote understanding of “theories, concepts and practices related to marketing focusing on its impact on firms and consumers.               

_________________________________________________________________________________Goals:

1.      To provide knowledge and skills to function effectively as consumers within the local, regional and international environment.

2.      To develop an awareness of the impact of changing consumer behaviour on individual health and wellbeing.

3.      To use the technology to create a blog post on consumer behaviour in the families of classroom

________________________________________________________

Objectives

At the end of this lesson students will be able to:

·         Define the concept of Consumer behaviour

·         Reproduce a simulation of purchasing for a family

·         Infer the factors affecting consumer behaviour

·         Create a new post on their individual blog

·         Compare and contrast the changes in consumer behaviour within recent times

·         Describe the impact on of the changes in consumer behaviour on consumers’ health and well-being.

_________________________________________________________________________________

                                              

Set Induction:  Estimated time:  1 minute

Photo story showing various firms and consumers shopping. Teacher elicits responses from

_________________________________________________________________________________

                                              

Content:   Teaching points:

ü  Consumer behaviour refers to the way that different consumers behave when faced with purchasing decisions.

Firms must be aware of consumer behaviour so that they can better satisfy the needs of their target group as well as attract them to their goods and services.

Factors affecting Consumer behaviour:

ü  Price

ü  Price of substitute

ü  Quality

ü  Taste

ü  Tradition

ü  Income ( affordability)

ü  Spending patterns

ü  Brand loyalty

ü  Choice

ü  Belief System

______________________________________________

                                               Estimated time: 35 minutes

Teaching strategy	Student activity	Resources
Power point Presentation introducing the topic Consumer Behaviour	Read along with the slides	Laptop/Multimedia projector
Group Activity – Divide students into four groups and give instructions for the simulated activity	Reproduce simulated purchasing of food items for a family and document the activities. Prepare for class presentation.	Simulated Grocery with blocks that depict certain food items for trading. Monopoly money for purchasing Chart to document purchasing Instructional sheet on how the activity is to be conducted.
Guided Response – students are instructed to infer and defend the factors that affected their purchases. Teacher comments on students blog post	Create a new blog post, Relating their experience and observations from the simulation. Infer the factors affecting consumer behaviour. Derive the changes in consumer behaviour in recent times and the consequences of such changes.	Internet access, computers

_________________________________________________________________

                                                                              

Closure and Evaluation:   Estimated time:    40 minutes

                                         

 Each group would be given a mystery factor that affects Consumer behaviour. They are to find pictures (online) that pertain to the factor and create a photo story, using appropriate background music.

Groups then are to present their photostories. The other members of the class state which factor is being depicted in the photostory.

 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=569Ib9o4nuw)

Teacher to give feedback on group presentation.

Students summarize what they learnt.

Home Assignment: 

Students are to make a comment on someone else’s blog post, Indicating if they had similar experiences with their simulated activity. They are also to state whether their thoughts on changes in consumer behaviour within recent times are similar or different to that of another student.

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