Safe blogging

There are somethings we can do to guarantee the students' safe blogging:

1. Make sure the students understand the importance of not sharing certain information, like their full name, name of the school they attend, address, age or phone number with people they (or you) have never met in person.


2. Screen what the students plan to post before they post it. Seemingly innocuous information, such as a school mascot and town photo, could be put together to reveal where the author goes to school.


3. Blogs are places that the students tend to let their guard down. Share with students the importance of not telling everyone exactly what they are doing, or do on a regular basis through their blog. Encourage them instead to stick to “social” information, such as music, movie and other wide spread interests.


4. If the students are active in chatrooms, ask that they not use their real name as their blog or chat name that is displayed to other users.


5. Establish rules for online use with your kids and be diligent.


6. Ask yourself (and instruct your kids to do the same) if you are you comfortable showing any of the content to a stranger. If in doubt, have them take it out.


7. Evaluate the blogging service and find out if it offers private, password-protected blogs.


8. Save the Web address of your child's blog and review it on a regular basis.


9. Check out other blogs to find positive examples for your kids to emulate.


10. Tell the students not to post any provocative pictures.


11. Let the students know what they post online is permanent. Teach them to change privacy settings when necessary.


12. Ask the students to keep blogs positive and don't use them for slander or attack others.

Something more about the safely blogging can be found in the following link:

Safely Blogging