1. The most important one for me to convey to students would be, as would be for anything else including supplies and textbooks, respect for the equipment. Treat the equipment carefully as if it was your own. Return it to the place where you got it from and make sure you place it exactly the way you found it. I would have the students share times when someone took something of theirs and returned it broken or lost it. How did they feel about it? I would ask questions like, how much do you think this cost to replace? Do you think it could be replaced if there was no more money? Who would it end up affecting? I would have them put together a rule that they think they can live with to insure the equipment is used carefully.
2. Information posted may not always be accurate or true. I would ask students for ways to check out their source. (Look at more than one source. Compare to published information if needed.) Why is this important? To be able to make informed decisions. I
3. Be authentic. Like any written form, it is OK to read and learn from it and even model the style. Great artists modelled each other (the modernists, the cubists, etc.), but do not copy verbatim other people's work. You can paraphrase or quote. But copying and taking credit for others work is not only plagiarism, it is lso illegal. I will ask them what they think could happen to them and how do people find out if they did plagiarize. They will become aware that there are apps to detect plagiarism and laws in place.
And I have one more item that I feel is necessary to discuss with the students.
4. Safety. Be careful what you post. Be careful who you grant access to your information. It is important how you word what you write. Good manners are important no matter what the media. I would elicit examples from students of what they would think would be inapropriate to post for public access and what are the dangers they see. We would then create a chart so that they are constantly reminded of what is and what is not appropriate and the reasoning behind.
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