As you work on this blog, please remember to follow these simple rules to make your blogging experience enjoyable and safe.

• Only ever use your’s or other student’s first name or a nickname when you are writing on this or other blogs or wikis.
• Never post any personal information–such as your home phone number or home address on the blog.
• Never share your user name or password with anyone and never log in as another student.
• Always tell your parents or teacher right away if you come across anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.
• Remember the “grandma rule” that anything you put on a blog or a wiki could be read by your grandmother so only write things you could say to the nicest of grannies.
• Be a good online citizen and never write or post anything that could hurt anyone else.
• Always check with an adult if someone asks for your phone number or to meet you before you do anything.
• Make sure you publish only your own work. Don’t under any circumstances use other people’s work and call it your own.
• Make sure that you read over your writing before you post it to check the spelling and that it reads okay.