You are about to start the adventure of blogging. However, before you start, you need to be aware of a few things:
1.With a blog you can have a big (worldwide) audience – be careful what you say.
2. Sometimes what you write may be interpreted in a number of different ways. Read over your work before you post it. Maybe even get someone else to read it for you, or read it aloud to yourself to check.
3. Respect others and ‘listen’ to what they have to say online. Don’t criticise in anger or write anything hastily. Try to consider someone else’s point of view.
4. Be very careful not to reveal personal details. On this blog, only use your first name and surname initial if necessary. (And avoid using web sites that ask for too many personal details.)
5. Always make sure you check over your post for spelling errors, grammatical errors, and your use of words. Don’t use overly casual language (e.g. like you would use in MSN or text messages). Write as you would for your classwork using quality work.
6. Because of technology, even if you delete a comment or image, it may have been saved by other people once it appears on the web. So be sure it is something you are happy to share.
7. Therefore, you have to take care when you add anything to the web – whether it is words or images. (Note: This also applies to other places like Facebook, MySpace and other social networks on the Internet.) Be sure you would be happy for many different types of people to read what you say – e.g. your teachers, your parents, your grandparents, your (future) employers.
8. On this blog and other blogs here at school, the teacher will check your comment BEFORE it appears on the web. There may be times your teacher will not publish your post for various reasons but they will tell why it was not posted.
9. Because each post will be checked before it appears, there may be a slight delay of a day or more before your post appears.
10. Enjoy blogging!
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