One of the handouts I gave you on Monday was a newsletter about safe blogging. It discusses weblogs or blogs. Blogs are another name for Web Journals. They are usually maintained in chronological order by date of post. People who read the blog are usually welcome to post replies, their thoughts, etc. in the form of comments. Blogging can be lots of fun and it is a popular way of interacting or communicating online.
The Perils of Blogging
We post to our blog confidently because we are behind a screen where we feel safe: at our library, at school, or at home. However, anyone online can read your blog. The potential danger of blogging is from people who use the Internet to gain information about you because they want money, or they want to conduct their own business - either selling your info or using it in an illegal manner, or they want to bully or even harm you like the people we saw in the videos: Pool Party and Predator. How can these perils be prevented?
Blogging Safely and Responsibly
1. Password-protect your blog and safeguard that password.
2. Avoid sharing personal, detailed information.
3. Do not fill in or use the profile option.
4. Do not share personal information about anyone else.
5. Read your post. Edit out anything revealing TMI.
6. Do not post photos of yourself or others.
7. Do not leave your blog open and unattended.
8. Do not spread gossip or slander about others.
Keep these tips in mind as you blog your adventures and thoughts this week. Be smart, be safe, and have fun!
(Source: i-SAFE America Inc. Dig Deeper: Safe Blogging. Retrieved July 15, 2007 from http://isafe.org/imgs/pdf/education/Blogging.pdf)
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Thank you very much for taking the time for pulling this up for us...it has been very helpful for the forgetfull...not that I forget the safety rules...just the no talking rules I sometimes forget. :)
~Spaz
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