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 and that you’re representing KS.
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?
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.
