<p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>teachers should communicate everything up front which includes the code of communication conduct, consequences, what is expected from the students when answering questions from the discussion board, making sure they know with ample time the due dates of projects and assignments</li> </ul> <p>I learned a new word-- netiquette. I learned that in an email one should not use text messaging acronyms and that one should use a greeting and a closing when emailing. replying to a post should enhance and / or move forward the conversation and it was re-iterated that upfront detailed information given to the students in an organized way is crucial. I learned that brevity is best in an email and in a text. i hope I can apply lesson more often in my daily contacts.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>