Netiquette

Scenario #1- A student sends a harassing e-mail to another student. The receiving student
retaliates with a “flaming e-mail.” Is this the appropriate response? If not, what would be?
      This is not the appropriate response. What the student should do is delete his contact and email and not to send him more emails, that'll make him do it more, ignore him.

Scenario #2-When hanging out with friends, one of the students makes a call on their cellphone and carries on a conversation while still within the group. Is this ok? Why or why not?
      Its okay because he may be calling his parents to tell them something important or because its an emergency. 


Scenario #3 – A student logs on to a free file sharing website and downloads a song they just heard on the radio. Is this ok? Why or why not
      As long as he's not at school its okay because its free. 


Scenario #4 – A student follows a questionable link to a website and downloads a malicious script which releases a Trojan Horse virus on to the school network. Is the student to blame? Why or why not?
       The student is to blame because he downloaded a malicious script without the teachers consent and without asking a question as to wether to downloaded. 


Scenario #5 – An hour before class, a student remembers that a writing assignment is due. The student goes to the library, logs on to a website, and copies/pastes the information. Is this ok? Why or why not?
      Its not okay because he is plagiarizing. 


Scenario #6 – At home, a student uses a software package to copy movies and games from DVD’s for his or her friends. Is this within fair-use laws? Explain.
     Its illegal because he is copying a copyrighted work, he is pirating movies, games and dvd's , which is illegal in this country. 


Scenario #7 – A student logs into the school website to download the syllabus they lost. Are they breaking any rules or laws? Explain.
    No because he is just downloading something that the teacher gave and not something inappropriate or against the law. 


Scenario #8 – Students spend a good amount of time in class creating a web page for a school sponsored fundraiser. However, there website is not usable by certain individuals with disabilities. Was this disrespectful or wrong of them?
    It is disrespectful because they are being biased to other people with disabilities.


 Why do you think netiquette is important? Why are we using part of our class time for this?
   I think that this is important because using the computer is a privilege not a gift, if you don't use it correctly it will be taken away from you. If you do something against the law on the computer big consequences are taken into action. We are using part of class for this so that we can understand what it means to be able to use a computer, so that we can learn what can be used and what shouldn't be used. Why are we using it and to make us understand that everything that we use can be used to its full advantage without taking too much advantage.