As a student blogger at The York School, 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. Use only your first initial and last name to identify yourself. 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 how are they going to interpret my words?
5. Consider your audience and that you’re representing The York School.
Ask yourself: Do I have a good reason/purpose to do this?
6. Treat other people the way you want to be treated.
Ask yourself: Would I want someone to say this to me?
7. Use appropriate language and proper grammar and spelling.
Ask yourself: Would I want this post to be graded for proper grammar and spelling?
8. Only post information that you can verify is true .
Ask yourself: Is this inappropriate, immature or bullying?
9. 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;
consider the author and the purpose of the post;
are always related to the content of the post;
include personal connections to what the author wrote;
answer a question, or add meaningful information to the content topic;
follow the writing process. Comments are a published piece of writing.
When submitting details for comments or discussion use only your first name and initial to identify yourself.
Conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of The York School.
