Monday, May 14, 2007

What does it mean to blog responsibly?

There are many potential dangers in blogging on the internet. For one, online predators can find you if you give out personal information on your webpage. People don't realize that anything they post on the internet is there for everyone to see, and they need to be careful about what they put on there. Also, people can get in trouble if they have offensive material on their blog or website. I think that the biggest danger is people giving out personal information and predators finding this information. Offensive material on a blog is a problem, but it is a person's free speech to put whatever they want on their perosnal blog. However, if the blog is educational or through school, I think only school related topics should be posted on the blog. I don't think the articles discussed online predators, but that's a legitimate concern as well.
Students should make sure that they don't give out any personal information- this includes their e-mail address and school. Classroom rules: 1.) No giving out personal information
2.) Only post about school-related prompts. 3.)Don't say offensive things about other people.

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