Blogging can be a very educational tool if used in the right way. Blogs are tools, and like any tools, they can be used or misused. So, before students blog.......
- Get permission from both the principal and the tech folks for access and to have them on board with the idea.
- Have parents' permission - blog_letter_example.
- Have signed AUP
- Set Guidelines for students -
- no last names, no real names of anyone else & no photos of anyone else
- never link to any site that is not safe for students to view
- material that is not appropriate
- Post blogging safety rules and consequences
- Discuss Post and Comment Etiquette.
- be polite
- do not criticize
- be specific
- make your comments clear so that they can be understood
- don't repeat others
- stay on topic
- if giving an opinion--tell why you think that
- ask questions that make people think
- make statements that make people think
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