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Social Networking/Blogging

Excellent discussion of social networking policies by Vickie Davis
http://k12wiki.wikispaces.com/Social+Networking+Acceptable+Use

Using Wikis in the Classroom: Security, Safety and Netiquette
This wiki offers a comparison of safety and privacy features of several popular wiki destinations on the Internet, along with general netiquette.
http://wikitlc.pbwiki.com/Security,+Safety+and+Netiquette

Blogging Guidelines: Behavior Code
http://academyofdiscovery.wikispaces.com/Internet+Safety
This excellent Online Code of Behavior was established by the Discovery Team at Cresthill Middle School. It creates an online working environment that is:

* Without fear (of insult, of reprisal, of dishonesty).
* Scholastic.
* Based upon protection (of personal information, of identity, of unique thoughts).
* Creative, non-restrictive, tolerant, and sensitive.

This Code aims to extend other classroom blogging guidelines already in place in classrooms around the country. It is, however, unique to Cresthill and her students because it was generated and self-selected by 2006-2007 Discovery team students.

Arapahoe High School Blogging Policy
This is a set of general guidelines for the use of weblogs (“blogs”) at Arapahoe High School.
http://arapahoe.littletonpublicschools.net/forStudents/AHSBloggingPolicy/tabid/1486/Default.aspx

Guidelines for Blogging
by Anne Davis, Georgia Educational Technology Center
http://anne.teachesme.com/2005/11/08/#a4515

Mrs. Simpson's Blogging Policy
http://mathmusings.blogspot.com/2006/01/safe-blogging.html

Blog Policy Considerations from Bud Hunt, Classroom Teacher/NECC Presenter
http://budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

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See also:
Acceptable Use Policies
Cell Phone Policies
Cyberbullying Policies

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