Blog Contract

Class Blog

 

To use the blog, you must agree to the following statements.

  • I will not use any curse words or inappropriate language.
  • I will not use fighting words or provoke anyone.
  • I will avoid the use of chat language.
  • I will try to spell everything correctly.
  • I will only give constructive criticism.
  • I will only use my first name, and those of my classmates.
  • I will not plagiarize.

I recognize that breaking any of these rules could lead to any of the following consequences depending on severity and repetition:

·         warning

·         deletion of some or all of the post

·         temporary loss of blogging privileges

·         permanent loss of blogging privileges

·         referral to the school administration

 

Please note that all posts and comments are moderated for content before posting to the class blog.

 

Wiki Warranty

 Purpose of the wiki

 

The members of the BLANK class at BLANK will be participating in a class wiki for the purposes of:

 

  • Responding to and commenting on curriculum topics as we study them
  • Creating written projects/ media projects and commenting on each other’s work
  • Encouraging process writing
  • Practicing persuasive writing
  • Reviewing and sharing study strategies before tests and quizzes
  • Creative writing
  • Practicing taking varied points of view on a topic
  • Sharing classroom events with families
  • Discussing current events
  • Making classroom suggestions
  • Creating FAQ pages on curriculum topics

 

This wiki can be found at: ENTER YOUR WIKI WEB ADDRESS HERE!

 

Safety

 

In the interest of students’ safety, the following restrictions have been configured on the wiki:

 

Only the teacher can enter registrations

Only students, parents, and staff members with a related interest to this class are allowed to add to or edit the wiki.

All wiki content is subject to teacher approval and/or deletion.

The teacher will be notified of any edits to the wiki.

All wiki content will be removed from public view after the school year has ended.

No individual or identifiable profiles are available on the wiki

 

Terms and Conditions

 

All students and participants in this wiki project must agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement.

 

No student may edit or delete the work of another without including a written explanation for the changes (with initials or pseudonym signature) in the Discussion area for that page.

 

The teacher will make every reasonable effort to monitor conduct on the class wiki in order to maintain a positive learning community. All participants will respect the each other’s time and efforts by supporting the same positive approach.

 

No student or other participant may include any information or images on the site that could compromise the safety of their classmates. Avoid specific comments about our location or schedules, if they would be visible to outsiders.

 

All participants will be respectful in their postings and edits. No trash-talk, inappropriate language, personal insults, profanity, spam, racist, sexist or discriminatory remarks, or threatening comments will be tolerated.

 

No student or other participant may post, comment, or change settings on the site in violation of these terms and conditions.

 

All participants must protect their log-in and password information. If participants suspect that a password has been compromised, he/she must notify the teacher immediately.

 

No participant may share his/her log-in information or protected information about the site with anyone who is not a participant. This includes adding trackbacks or other means by which outsiders can access the site without permission.

 

Any participant who is aware of violations of this agreement by others must report these violations to the teacher immediately both verbally and in writing (email or note).

 

All use of the wiki must be in accordance with the school’s Acceptable Use Policy, including entries made from computers outside of school.

 

Uncited use of copyrighted material in wiki postings, files, or comments will be deemed as plagiarism and punished accordingly.

 

No posting or edit may facilitate or promote illegal activity, either overtly or by implication.

 

No student may edit or delete the work of another without including a written explanation for the changes in the Discussion area for that page.

 

Consequences of violating the Warranty

Any violation of the above terms and conditions shall make the violator subject to both immediate termination from the wiki, with all related sacrifice of points toward grades and to discipline through the school code of conduct, where applicable.  At the teacher’s discretion, a warning may be given in the case of minor infractions.

 

 

Signatures

I agree to the terms and conditions of the class wiki for biology for the

2007 -2008 school year and permit my student to participate in the wiki project.

 

 

 

 

________________________________                        ________________________________

Student signature                              Date                Parent signature                    Date

 

 

 

 

Parent membership

 

If there is enough interest, a parent page will be available on the class wiki for parents to interact and ask questions related to the class.  If you wish to be a registered member of the class wiki, please include the following information:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Choose your wiki username (must be at least 3 characters):

 

 

Choose your wiki password (must be at least 6 characters):

 

 

Email address:

 

 

Name of student:

 

 

Relationship to student: