Digital Communication

Introduction to Grade 5

What is Digital Communication?

• Digital Communication is any message passed through digital devices

• Digital Communication can be easy and quick to use

• Digital Communication can be dangerous if you use it unsafely

What are some examples?

Some examples of digital communication are• E-mailing - Computers• Texting - Cell Phones• Online games - Web Kinz -Club Penguin

Email

• Electronic mail is often abbreviated to e-mail

• Email is a store-and-forward method of writing, sending, receiving and saving messages through computers

Texting

• the common term for the sending of "short“ messages from mobile phones or portable devices is called texting

• Texting works using the Short Message Service (SMS)

Online Games

• Online games can range from simple text based games to games incorporating complex graphics and virtual worlds populated by many players

• Many online games have associated online communities

Online Safety Tips

• What are some safety tips ?• Never click on Ads - viruses • Never give out personal information about

yourself or anyone else - Where you live - Your full name - Your age - Your school

  How do you practice good Digital Etiquette?

• Treat others as you want to be treated-with courtesy and respect

• This includes not hacking others computer

• Downloading illegally

The End!

•Now you can apply these simple rules to be safe online!