Guidelines

=User Guidelines - Student & Teacher - Sheri & Mary=

1. No last names, school names, addresses, or telephone numbers. 2. Do not link to your personal blog/journal from your school blog. 3. When you are writing your opinion on a topic, make sure you are not going to be offensive to anyone as you write it. 4. Always make sure you check your post for spelling errors, grammar errors, sentence structure, and choice of words. 5. Watch your language. Do not use IM or conversational language. Be thoughtful about your posting and post with clarity. 6. Never disrespect a person, organization, or a general idea in your blog. 7. Do not write about other people without permission. If you get permission, use first names only; never share someone else’s last name. 8. Make sure your post consists of your own original ideas or factual. Do not post about things that are not true—no urban legends or rumors. 9. All post should be education-oriented and related to content and curriculum being studied in your classes. 10. When posting a comment to someone else’s blog, don't be critical
 * Spring Branch ISD Educational Blog Guidelines


 * Acceptable Use of Blogging Policies**

Spring Branch Independent School District views weblogs as a positive and helpful means of communicating and collaborating. SBISD respects the right of students and teachers to use them as a medium of self-expression.
 * 1) Students and Teachers using blogs are expected to treat blogspaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate for class is not appropriate for your blog. While we encourage you to engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, we also expect that you will conduct yourself in a positive manner reflective of a representative of your school.
 * 2) Students and Teachers who violate the agreements here shall forfeit their right to school Internet access and will face other sanctions deemed appropriated by the administration.
 * 3) Student and Teacher blogs are to be a forum for expression. However, they are first and foremost a tool for learning, and as such will sometimes be constrained by various requirements and rules of classroom teachers. Students are welcome to post any school-appropriate subject.

Although your weblog may be viewed as a personal project and a medium of personal expression, some readers may nonetheless view you as a de facto spokesperson for Spring Branch Independent School District. In light of this possibility, we ask that you observe the following guidelines:

Please make it clear to your readers that the views you express are yours alone and that they do not necessarily reflect the views of SBISD. To help reduce the potential for confusion, we expect you to put the following notice (or something similar) in a reasonably prominent place on your site (e.g., at the bottom of your “about me” page):

“the views expressed on this website/weblog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of SBISD Independent School District…”

4. Ensure that your blogging activity does not interfere with your work.

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