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- 2. Blogging Guidelines Pleasereturn your signed copy of the Blogging Comments Guidelines to your teacher within 7 days. This is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E2 G0PBHdZMdbUUpX4_jsSObOgj09UyqaYm1A si4IEN8/edit?usp=sharing
- 3. When I commentI will….. Follow these guidelines to help build this online community where we respect each other and treat each other how we would like to be treated.
- 4. #1 I will alwaysimagine I am talking to the person directly
- 5. #2 I will neverwrite anything I would never say to a person if they were standing right in front of you. I will always be polite, respectful & courteous.
- 6. #3 I will beginwith complementing the writer to make a connection with them and give a flow to the discussion. For example: "I agree Meg, I too think..... Is important. What you said has made me think......"
- 7. #4 I will write2 or more sentences and end with a question to keep the conversation flowing. I will use Standard English and punctuation so it is easy to read.
- 8. #5 I will endmy comment by signing off my first name.
- 9. Rules to Protectme…..
- 10. Rules to protect me….. Iwill protect my privacy. I will ask myself: Could someone find me (in real life) based on the information I am sharing?
- 11. Rules to protect me….. Sothis means I will.... Always use first names only. Never give any other details such as where I live, my phone or email address, specific plans, date of birth, school name or any other personal information. Never share any specifics of my daily routines that involve time and location (e.g. where my next dance class or soccer match is).
- 12. Rules to protect me….. Iwill always attribute the work of others and NEVER use images, pictures without permission or acknowledgement.
- 13. Rules to protect me….. Iwill only post things that I want everyone (in school, at home, in other countries) to know. I will ask myself: Is this something I want everyone to see?
- 14. Rules to protect me….. Iwill think before I post. I will proof read my comment prior to posting to check my TONE and Content by asking myself the following questions...
- 15. Rules to protect me….. Whatcould be the consequences of this post?
- 16. Rules to protect me….. Whois going to look at this, and how are they going to interpret my words?
- 17. Rules to protect me….. DoI have a good reason/purpose to do this?
- 18. Rules to protect me….. WouldI want this post to be graded for proper grammar and spelling?
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- 20. Other helpful tips.. Bepolite, friendly & encouraging,
- 21. Other helpful tips.. Usehumor, but be careful with sarcasm
- 22. Other helpful tips.. Onlypost information that you can verify is true - that is not gossiping, inappropri ate, immature or bullying.
- 23. Other helpful tips.. IfI disagree, I won’t be rude about it; I will give constructive (helpful) feedback.
- 24. Other helpful tips.. Keepyour comment on topic and make sense. For example, I will say something about the original post.
- 25. Other helpful tips.. Don'tsay random stuff or get really silly.
- 26. Other helpful tips.. Avoidtexting shortcuts like u for you or l8r for later
- 27. Other helpful tips.. Usecapitals in the right place. All capitals is like YELLING to the reader.
- 28. Other helpful tips.. Rememberall your comments contribute to your on-line profile.
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- 30. Activity: Create you ownclass rules, tips and guidelines for blogging forum comments…
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