Blogging has revolutionized the way in which we interact with the web. In fact Blog is the contraction of the term ‘web log’. Apart from the normal websites, blogs are dynamic; they rely on user generated contents such as comments. Read on to know the basic terms related to blogs. It is a "living document" because it must have user comments to continue. Think of it as an online public journal.

Posts

An entry made in a blog is known as a post. As itself, this is a post made with title ‘Blogging from the very beginning’. Usually posts appear as newest one as first. A post can be of text only or with any digital media such as images, audio, video, links etc.

Comments

As earlier said, blogs rely on user generated contents; Comments are most important parts, which are made by users. They are the opinions about the posts made in the blog. Comments enable the concept of ‘interactive websites’.

1. I will not plagiarize, instead I will expand on others' ideas and give credit where it is due.
2. I will use language appropriate for school.
3. I will not insult my fellow students or their writing.
4. I will only post pieces that I am comfortable with everyone seeing; other pieces I will keep as drafts.
5. I will not be afraid to express my ideas, while not overgeneralizing or making derogatory/inflammatory remarks; any posts or edits on controversial issues must either be submitted to Ms. Brown prior to posting or be a part of a classroom project/question which addresses controversial issues.
6. I will use constructive/productive/purposeful criticism, supporting any idea, comment, or critique I have with evidence.
7. I will take all online content creation seriously, posting only things that are meaningful and taking my time when I write.
8. I will try to spell everything correctly.
9. I will not use my public writing (blog posts, comments, discussion topics, wiki edits) as a chat room, instead, I will save IM language for private conversations.
10. I will not bully others in my blog posts or in my comments.
11. I will not provoke other students in my blog posts or comments.
12. I will use my online content as an extension of the classroom, and only use appropriate language and discourse when participating.
    
13. I will only post photos which are school appropriate and either in the creative commons or correctly cited.
14. I will not spam (including, but not limited to meaningless messages, mass messages, and repetitive messages)
15. I will only post comments on posts that I have fully read, rather than just skimmed.
16. I will respect the public nature of online information, and in doing so, I will respect the wishes of my fellow students for keeping their information (full name, compromising stories, etc.) private.

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2. 4th Period
   
3. 6th Period