Bletiquette
This weblog is a public space for interaction among peers and audiences beyond the circle of peers. As a public weblog, it requires from its bloggers to follow the etiquette, norms, and social conventions of public writing, which demands discretion, appropriate language, respectful dialogue, constructive commentary, and supportive learning attitude. “Bletiquette” implies responsibility, appropriateness, and common sense not only in your own entries, but also in your response to other bloggers’ entries. It also requires reporting to the blogmaster instances of inappropriate language or behavior in any of the entries posted on this weblog.
It is not a forum for sharing private information such as your full name, home and email addresses, phone number, or any other personal identifiers. Neither is it a place for airing your complaints about your students, teachers, instructors, or employers.
Although entries on this weblog will continue to evolve in response to others’ comments and ideas, they are not meant to be superficial or careless brainstorming kind of writing. On the contrary, weblog entries are meant to be an analytical and careful synthesis that leads to interesting ideas, thought-provoking questions, and a new direction in thinking. Needless to say, such writing is elegantly written and conventionally edited. This is because it builds upon the entire composing process spectrum, from brainstorming ideas to drafting, revising, polishing and publishing.
Finally, it follows and observes copyright laws and regulations. All summaries, paraphrases, direct quotations, pictures and digital files (sound and video) should be cited and fully credited in any weblog entry in order to avoid plagiarism.
Anne Davis has prepared more tips on responsible behavior for bloggers on her weblog page Guidelines and Responsibilities. Her advice is particularly suitable for the use of blogs with students in K-12 classrooms.
