Urgent update on our blogging project …
February 23rd, 2006 by stjohnsThe issue on the very bad posts and disrespect of other blogs has recently been resolved. Thus, as I said in the earlier post, the 6th grade blogging project (05-06) will resume its original course beginning today.
Your blogging post for today will be about this experience. *REMEMBER* — do NOT write about people — just topics. Here are a few guide questions:
- How did you feel when Mrs. Naz and Mr. Maiquez started talking about some students breaking the class’ Golden Rule in blogging?
- If you are tempted or challenged by a friend to test the system and write bad comments on a post — what would you do? Why?
- What would you do to ensure that your fellow classmates do not write bad comments on blog posts?
Blogging is an expression of yourself. What comes out on a post or comment reflects what’s within you.
This experience should not stop you from blogging, rather it should make you more aware of the responsibility that lies within you — that words — whether written on paper, emailed to someone, or comments left on a post — can be damaging, and ultimately will hurt someone — perhaps including yourself. Be responsible with your blogging and you will avoid situations that will put you in trouble.
Posted in 6th Grade Blogs (05-06), Mr. Maiquez | 2 Comments »
February 23rd, 2006 at 4:58 pm
It was good to read a whole variety of perspectives on this.
However, a few less than half haven’t done this.
And one of the students could have done this.
Glad they all decided to do the right thing and they are all more aware of it next time.
I entirely agree with your last paragraph about words having an impact. Even in my life as a professional writer it is sometimes easy to forget this.
February 27th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
Hi all,
I too am happy to know your students learned a valuable lesson at such early ages. Blogging of course, has its freedom; but with freedom comes ENORMOUS SOCIAL responsibility. Best to your budding bloggers.
Amy Bowllan