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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?.
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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!