Online Communication

That was the original intention, and the current purpose of the internet.

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We Use the Internet to Communicate

• Email

• Instant Messaging

• Video Chat

• Web Authoring

• Social Networking

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Methods:

Messages distributed by one system to another

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• Gives a basic idea of what's in the email

• Usually seen first in the inbox

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Parts of the email: Subject

• Allows you to send a file via email

• Can be any file

• And I mean any file, including dangerous ones.

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Attachment

• Image that's embedded into the text of your email

• Also attached, but linked specifically to the body of the email

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​Inline Image

• Provides a signature at the end of the email

• May also provide extra information

• Usually pre-made in the email system

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​Signature Block

Sends an email on to other people who should see it.

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​Forward

• Means "Courtesy Copy"

• Loops someone else in on an email, but means you don't expect them to reply

• Everyone can see the person brought in

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​CC

• Blind Courtesy Copy

• Works the same as CC, but the receiver is invisible to everyone else.

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BCC

• Use it instead of giving someone a heads up

• Use it to embarrass someone

• If someone needs to respond

Don't

• When someone needs to be on an email chain

• When admin or a teacher asks to be CCd

• When you're emailing on someone else's behalf

Do

• Sends the message to everyone in the original email

• Goes to ABSOLUTELY ALL OF THEM

​Reply All

• Sends the message to the last person on the chain

• Only goes to ONE person

​Reply

​Real time communication over the internet

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• Texting

• DMs

• Chats

• Instant Messaging services

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​Where do we use IM?

Yup! When you use a DM on a social media service, you're using instant messaging.

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​Wait, DMs?

Instant Messaging was the earliest form of social media!

Provides a way of talking to someone with video over the internet.

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• Be on time

• Turn on the camera

• Mute yourself if you aren't talking

• No multitasking!

• Give everyone a chance to speak

• Adjust your camera and lighting so we can see you

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Manners

Building a website is another way to communicate online

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• HTML: Content

• CSS: Appearance

• JavaScript: Actions

• Databases (many types): Hold Data

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We use web code to build websites

• Can't be easily customized

• Can crash easily

• If you need something specific, you don't have that available

Cons

• Easy to use

• Common

• No code needed

​Pros

​A way of communicating with a large number of people who you may or may not know.

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• Overshare - remember, everyone can see!

• Feed the trolls

​Don't

• Assume all of your posts are public and anyone can see them

• Know who can see your posts

​Do

There's more to it

Our next unit gets more deeply into social media and digital citizenship.