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Blogging Guidelines
As a student blogger at BPS, you are expected to follow these blogging guidelines.
- Be proud of what you post, think of your audience, and remember you are representing BPS.
- Don’t post any personal information like phone #, address, or places you might be; stick to first names only.
- Use appropriate language, proper grammar, and correct spelling.
- No text talk and use full sentences.
- Don’t break copyright, cite your sources and give credit where it’s due!
- Use only information you know to be factual.
- Use working links and appropriate images related to your post.
- Don’t use images of others, or mention others without their permission.
- Be ready to take responsibility for whatever is said in your post.
- REMEMBER: The world is your audience and what you post will stay with you forever!
Commenting Guidelines
As a student blogger at BPS, you are expected to follow these commenting guidelines.
- Keep your comment on topic and refer to something in the post that is interesting to you.
- Don’t share any personal information like phone #, address, or places you might be; stick to first names only.
- Use appropriate language, proper grammar, and correct spelling.
- No text talk, and use full sentences.
- If you disagree with something, be sure to do it politely using constructive criticism.
- Make sure your comment is worth reading, and be encouraging when possible.
- Ask questions if you don’t understand something or would like more information.
- Keep comments short and to the point.
- Be ready to take responsibility for your comments.
- REMEMBER: The world is still your audience and what you comment will stay with you forever!
Commenting Resources
Mrs. Yollis, a third grade teacher and blogger in CA, created this fantastic video of her kids talking about blog commenting. They have great ideas and suggestions for any age blogger, please watch!
Videos:
How to Create a Blog on Blogger
Creating a blog tutorial
How to Manage Comments on Your Blog- You Tube
Choose Who Can Read and Edit Your Blog- You Tube
Uploading Your Own Background Image to Your Blog-You Tube
How to Publish a Blog Post-You Tube
Profile & About Me Section
To edit your blogger profile and add your "About Me" info, you need to click on the small down arrow to the right of your name in the top right hand corner. Then Click on Blogger Profile, and then on edit profile on the top right.
Text Resources:
Google Blogger: Getting Started Guide
Google Blogger’s “How To” Page
Widgets
Widgipedia - Huge widget gallery
Cluster Maps - See where people are viewing your blog from around the world
Voki
Video on adding a Voki to your blog. (Student created)
**You do not need an account unless you want to save**
Google Translate - Add a translater widget to translate your blog into any language for world-wide reading.
