September 1

Blogging Guidelines

Safety

1. First name only—not your last name.

2. Do NOT share personal information about you or your school.

3. Do NOT type email addresses or IM screen names.

4. Do NOT type home addresses or phone numbers.

5. Do NOT link to your personal social media accounts.

 

Quality Work

1. Think about who might be reading your blog entry, and make sure you are polite.

2. Make sure your blog entry stays on the topic.

3. Always make sure that you:

  • Check your spelling
  • Check your spacing
  • Check your capitalization
  • Check your punctuation
  • Check your grammar and use of words
  • Be respectful of others’ ideas

Adapted from:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/teachers_guide/SNOnline.BloggingRules.pdf