Wiki+Rules

 1. I will never post any information more personal than my first name nor will I post pictures of myself. 2. I will not plagiarize; instead I will expand on others' ideas and give credit where it is due. 3. I will use language appropriate for school. 4. I will not insult my fellow students or their writing. 5. I will only post pieces that I am comfortable with everyone seeing; other pieces I will keep as drafts. 6. I will not be afraid to express my ideas, while not over generalizing or making derogatory/inflammatory remarks; any posts on controversial issues must be submitted to Mrs. Adams for consideration before they can be posted to my blog/wiki. 7. I will use constructive/productive/purposeful criticism, supporting any idea, comment, or critique I have with evidence. 8. I will try to spell everything correctly. 9. I will not use my blog/wiki posts or comments as a chat room. (No IM language.) 10. I will not bully others in my blog/wiki posts or in my comments. 11. I will never access another student's account nor will I give my username or password to any other student. 12. I will be proactive in monitoring the comments that others leave on my blog/wiki, utilizing the comment blacklist if necessary. 13. I will personalize my blog/wiki and keep my writing authentic, while taking responsibility for anything written in my name. 14. I will not provoke other students in my blog/wiki posts or comments. 15. I will use my blog/wiki as an extension of the classroom, and in doing so, I will leave anything that unsaid in the classroom unsaid on my blog/wiki. 16. I will only post photos that are school appropriate and either copyleft or correctly cited. 17. I will not spam. 18. I will only post comments on posts that I have fully read, rather than just skimmed. 19. I will not reveal anyone else's identity in my comments or posts. 20. I will not change other people’s postings.   1. Letter of apology to those offended by the infraction (individual students, one core class, or whole blog/wiki community), warning by teacher, and editing or deletion of offending post/comment. 2. Letter of apology to those offended by the infraction (individual students, one core class, or whole blogging community), temporary loss of blogging/wiki privileges (duration of quarter), editing or deletion of offending post/comment. 3. Letter of apology to those offended by the infraction (individual students, one core class, or whole blogging community), permanent loss of blogging/wiki privileges (duration of school year), editing or deletion of offending post/comment.  Blog/Wiki Rules adopted from the Discovery 0607 Wikispace Academy of Discovery » Discovery Blogging Rules. 19 August 2007 .
 *  Blog/Wiki Rules **
 *  2009-2010 **
 *  Infractions of these rules will lead to the following consequences in order of severity and number of offense: **