Article posted August 16, 2007 at 01:58 AM GMT0 •
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Many high school students blog. Actually, lots of adults blog too. It's a common form of writing and communication today. We are going to take this common tool and use it for an educational purpose. We use Classblogmeister, which is an educational blog site, as opposed to myspace, facebook, or bebo. Those are not educational and are used by a variety of people. Blogmeister is used only by schools.
Blogging is a very public activity. Anything that gets posted on the internet stays there. Forever. Deleting a post simply removes it from the blog it was posted to. Copies of the post may exist scattered all over the internet. That is why I am being so careful to respect your privacy and using first names only.
Students using blogs are expected to treat blogspaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate for class is not appropriate for our blog. While I encourage you to engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, I also expect that you will conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of the College.
Never EVER EVER give out or record personal information on our blog. Our blog exists as a public space on the Internet. Don’t share anything that you don’t want the world to know. For your safety, be careful what you say, too. Don’t give out your phone number or home address. This is particularly important to remember if you have a personal online journal or blog elsewhere.
Again, your blog is a public space. And if you put it on the Internet, odds are really good that it will stay on the Internet. Always. That means ten years from now when you are looking for a job, it might be possible for an employer to discover some really hateful and immature things you said when you were younger and more prone to foolish things. Be sure that anything you write you are proud of. It can come back to haunt you if you don’t.
Never link to something you haven’t read. While it isn’t your job to police the Internet, when you link to something, you should make sure it is something that you really want to be associated with. If a link contains material that might be creepy or make some people uncomfortable, you should probably try a different source.
Freedom of speech comes with personal responsibility. Everything you post represents you. You shouldn’t post anything you wouldn't be comfortable with anyone, from your parents to potential employers, viewing.
Article posted August 16, 2007 at 01:58 AM GMT0 •
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