With more and more students taking part in school and class blogging initiatives across the country, it is important to keep in mind for following four Internet safety tips:
I. Students who use blogs for
class projects should keep personal information out of their posts for their
own safety. They should not post or give out their family's name, password,
user name, email address, home address, school name, city, county or any other
information that could help someone locate or contact them.
II. Students using blogs should agree never to share their
username or password with anyone besides their teachers and parents. They
should agree to never log in as another student.
III. Students using blogs are
expected to treat blogspaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate
for class is not appropriate for a blog. While students are encouraged to
engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, they should conduct
themselves in a manner reflective of a representative of their high school and
community. 
IV. Student blogs are to be a
vehicle for sharing writing with real audiences. Most visitors to class or
student blogs will leave comments that are respectful and helpful. Teachers are
encouraged to provide students with appropriate comment criteria which they should
post on your blog, so those who visit it know how to appropriately respond to
their writing.
If students receive a comment that makes them feel uncomfortable
or is not respectful, they should tell their teacher right away. Students
should not respond to the comment.
Resource:
Hunt, B. (2011, May 20). Bud the teacher's wiki.
Retrieved from
http://www.budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Mitchell, K. J., Wolak, J., & Finkelhor, D. (2007). Are blogs putting youth at risk for online sexual solicitation or harassment?. Child Abuse & Neglect, 32(2008), 277-294. Retrieved from http://unhinfo.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV149.pdf
Image credits:
Flickr Creative Commons Images from rcolonna (no name),
Bruno Santos (password), New Media MK (speech), and pixel fantasy (comment).
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