- Make sure your work is the best it can be
- Think before you post: Make sure what you write is appropriate to put online.
- Always tell the truth on your posts
- Say what you mean, and mean what you say.
- Online work is NOT private. Never say anything on a blog that you wouldn’t mind seeing on the school bulletin board, or in the local newspaper.
- Get descriptive in your title. The title helps your audience decide if they want to read your post or not.
- Try to link to other ideas or resources that back up the point you are trying to get across or further explain or enhance your content.
- Is your post learning related?
- Make your writing physically attractive. Add a supportive image, use bullets and paragraphs appropriately.
- Give credit in your works cited list to anyone whose work you use. Never use other people’s work and call it your own. In other words, don’t cut, copy, or plagiarize Internet content!
- Share your knowledge with others; when you learn something new, pass it along to someone else who can benefit.
- Carefully proofread your online work before you post, just like you would a regular letter. Use good form, spelling and grammar.
- Capital letters are regarded as “SHOUTING.” Be careful with them.
- Don’t publicly criticize (or “flame”) others. Don’t be offensive, and don’t ever use bad language.