Blogging Guidelines
As a student blogger at ISB, you are expected to follow these blogging guidelines below. Use the questions in italics to help you decide what is appropriate to post on your blog.
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 what are they going to think of my words?
5. Consider your audience and that you’re representing ISB.
Ask yourself: Do I have a good reason/purpose to do this?
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?
10. Anytime you use media from another source, be sure to properly cite the creator of the original work. Ask yourself: Who is the original creator of this work?
Commenting Guidelines
As a blogger, you will be commenting on other people’s work regularly.
Good comments:
* are constructive, but not hurtful (helpful)
* consider the author and the purpose of the post (why it has been written)
* are always related to what the post is about
* include personal connections to what the author wrote
* answer a question, or add meaningful information to what the post is about
* follow the writing process. Comments are a published piece of writing.
Thanks to Chrissy Hellyer and her Grade 5 blog for hi-lighting these in a post. The original content can be found at the ISB site.
Image above courtesy of Creative Commons: Annie Mole
