Email Etiquette PPTComputer Applications Spring 2013

OverviewCreate a presentation outlining 5 email etiquette rules.

1. Research at least 3 different webpages on email etiquette, appropriateness or the like (keep track of all sources for later).

2. From your research, select what you would consider the top 5 rules of email.

3. Create a PowerPoint presentation describing these 5 rules.

For examples on how to cite in PPT, see the last two slides.

Grade Breakdown• Content of Presentation (10 points)• Formatting of Slide (10 points)• Slides needed in presentation (10 points)• Correct Citation of Work (5 points)• Presentation (15 points)• Printed Handout—6 slides per page (5 points)• Presentation Listener Form (5 points)

Total: 60 points

Content• Include the website(s) from which you found the rule• Include an example of an email message that disregards all 5

rules• Include the “corrected” email.• Include one direct quote from one of the websites and cite

accordingly.*The rest of the presentation is in your own words. Excessive copy and pasting will result in an F and you having to restart a new presentation.

Formatting• Include an image (clipart) on each rule slide • Include a design theme or background color changes• Include animations for words and bullets• Make sure your PPT is easy to see (use contrasting colors and large,

easy-to-read fonts)

Slides

Include the following:• One overview slide, listing all 5 rules for email• 5 Rule Slides describing each rule in detail • One title slide (should be first) with your name, period and a

title for the presentation• One Works Cited Slide• One Email with “Rules Broken” Slide• One Email “Corrected” Slide

Total Slides: 10 slides

Presentation• Stage Presence• standing up straight• projecting voice• eye-contact (not reading your slides or your notes)

• Explanation of Rules• Includes more than just what is written on the Slide—you’re

verbally explaining the rule in other words.• Has been noticeably practiced/rehersed

In Slide Citation—Direct Quote

(article title/author’s last name, website, date)

Example:

“Get at least two people involved in washing your cat…” (How to Bathe a Cat, wikiHow)

Works CitedInclude all the websites you found information on.Use alphabetical order.If a piece of information is missing, leave it out.• Author’s Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Date Published.

Website’s Name. URL

Examples:

Bathing Your Cat. 2010. ASPCA. http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/cat-care-bathing-your-cat.aspx

Kimberly, Krystle C. How to Bathe a Cat. wikiHow. http://www.wikihow.com/Bathe-a-Cat