Blogging 101

What is a blog you say??? 

A diary?
A collection? a portfolio
A story?
A collection of facts?

Best description I read was that a blog is like a virtual workbench that can be used to help you find your creativity and learn more about the technological world they are inheriting

It is a place to find an audience, friends, teachers, parents and even Mr Harvey where you can be ...
funny
creative,
reflective

It is a place to begin a DIGITAL FOOTPRINT as a Digital Citizenship!

Common Sense Media: Digital Footprint Intro from Joaquin E. Jutt on Vimeo.

TIPS

• Never post anything that you might find embarrassing later. 
• Be careful with the pictures you post on your public profiles. Remember others will see them and judge you based on their content. 
• Change the privacy settings on your social networking sites so that only your Friends can see your information 
• Do not disclose your personal address, phone number, passwords. Bank card numbers...etc even in private messages. There is always the possibility of somebody hacking into your account and finding them. 
• Do not post things to bully, hurt, blackmail, insult, or afflict any kind of harm on others 
• Always keep in mind that once information has been posted online, it can be almost impossible to remove because of archiving and file sharing. Even though you deactivate your accounts, the information may still be retrieved by others. 

Blogs to CHECK OUT!

Ethan 
Lily's Blog
Gabi's Blog
Redfish Blog


Blogging Challenge #1

 If you could meet 5 people, alive or dead, who would they be? Make a list of people and include one question you would ask them in an interview. You cannot repeat the same question.