Blogging+Guidelines

=Blog post guidel﻿ines: =

**Posting Comments **
===In order to preserve your personal privacy and safety it is important that the following procedures are followed when posting comments: === ===**When posting comments observe the following procedures: **===
 * ﻿Use your first name only - Don’t write about other people without permission; if you can’t get their permission, use first names or initials only. Never share someone else’s last name.
 * Never post any personal information
 * Use your Google account for the e-mail account
 * 1) Do not use text language and shortcuts
 * 2) Respect other opinions and use sentence starters such as; (I respectfully disagree, you make a good point, I see what you're saying...).Neve r disrespect anyone or anything in your blog posts. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a person, an organization, or just a general idea. When you write your opinion on a topic, you don’t want someone making a stab at what you are passionate about. So, don’t do it to someone else. Try your best to make sure you’re not going to offend anyone in your posts.
 * 3) Always check over your post for spelling errors, grammar errors, and your use of words. (HINT: Try pasting your post in a word processor first and using the spell checker or use an internet spellchecker before posting on your blog.)
 * 4) Make sure things you write about are factual. Link to your sources. But never link to something you haven’t read and understood completely. When you link to something, make sure it is something that you really want to be associated with.
 * 5) If you have a personal blog, please do not link to it from our class blog.
 * 6) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Make sure what you use is copyright free. (Just because you find it on the internet does not mean you are free to use it without permission).
 * 7) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stick to tasks set in class. Unless it pertains to the assignment, stay away from discussing plans for the weekend, general rambling, or diary entries about nothing. Chances are your responses to class tasks will usually be far more interesting!!