Class+Discussions

Welcome! Before you proceed to our blogspot where you'll find the discussion questions for each week, let’s review how you should participate and structure your postings in the online classroom.

There are several things you must remember:
 * 1) **Be safe.**  Keep things like addresses and phone numbers private. Never use a person's first and last name, including your own, that could identify them in a photo or video without their permission.
 * 2) **Proofread.** Don't get in a hurry. Reread your writing before you hit enter to make sure it says what you want it to say.
 * 3) **Be nice.** The comments you make can hurt someone's feelings. Remember ... treat others as you would like to be treated.
 * 4) **Do not delete.** Do not delete someone else's work unless you are doing a group project and it is part of the editing process.
 * 5) **Stay on topic.** This isn't the place to discuss your afterschool plans.
 * 6) **Ask first, then give credit**. Ask a person's permission to post their photos or pieces of writing. After you have his/her permission, then you must ask if you can post his/her name to give him/her credit. Just remember that you must never use first and last names of people that could identify them in a photo or video.

Now that we have discussed proper etiquette when posting comments, let proceed to when and where you should post your response.

Post your response to the discussion questions on our blogspot no later than 9:00 p.m. on day 3 of each week. Your post should be no more than 25 words in length for each question answered.

Next, respond to at least two classmates by asking reflective questions and commenting critically on the ideas they post to extend the conversation by day 5 of each week.

In addition, respond to any comments or questions classmates provide to your post.

You will want to click the Rubrics Link in the right side menu to find the rubric that will be used to assess your discussion activity.

*References were made to the link below when citing proper etiquette. []