What you post guidelines:

1. Only post things that you would want everyone (in school, at home, in other countries) to know. Ask yourself: Is this something I want everyone to see?

2. Do not share personal information.  Ask yourself: Could someone find me (in real life) based on this information?

3. Think before you post.  Ask yourself: What could be the consequences of this post?

4. Know who you’re communicating with.  Ask yourself: Who is going to look at this, and how are they going to interpret my words?

5. Consider your audience. Ask yourself: Do I have a good reason/purpose to do this?

6. Know how to give constructive feedback. Ask yourself: What will I cause by writing this post?

7. Treat other people the way you want to be treated. Ask yourself: Would I want someone to say this to me?

8. Use appropriate language and proper grammar and spelling. Ask yourself: Would I want this post to be graded for proper grammar and spelling?

9. Only post information that you can verify is true (no gossiping). Ask yourself: Is this inappropriate, immature or bullying?

10. Anytime you use media from another source, be sure to properly cite the creator of the original work. Ask yourself: Who is the original creator of this work?

Commenting Guidelines

As a blogger, you will be commenting on other people’s work regularly. Good comments:

• are constructive, but not hurtful;

• consider the author and the purpose of the post;

• are always related to the content of the post;

• include personal connections to what the author wrote;

• answer a question, or add meaningful information to the content topic;

• follow the writing process. Comments are a published piece of writing.

Student Blogging Guidelines by Kim Cofino

http://teenlearning.csla.net/blogging-guidelines-for-students/

Commenting Guidelines:

**Follow district rules. Remember that everything you do online

has to follow the acceptable use policy.

**Stay on topic. Remember that your blog comments should be

about writing advice and the class. Don’t add spam, chain

messages, or hoaxes in the comments.

**Respect one another. If you disagree with something a

classmate is trying, offer some concrete suggestions. Don’t

attack the other person! Remember to be polite and courteous.

**Watch your language. Don’t say anything online that you

couldn’t say in the classroom!

**Do not type in all caps. It’s hard to read, and it’s considered

screaming and rude.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1113/commentingguides.pdf