Welcome to K Squared J Squared, our journalism blog and current events assignment for the 4th quarter. I would like to welcome all of you to the blog and hope that you will take ownership of content and the community that I hope develops from your posts and comments. Tomorrow and Thursday (3/30 & 3/31) we will be going over my expectations as well as a tutorial for how to post, comment, and add some technological bling to YOUR opinions and YOUR ideas.
But let's first start with some guidelines that MUST be followed.
1. Although you can post to this blog from any computer, anywhere, it is still considered to be school property. Do not say (type) anything here that you would not say (type) within the four walls of my classroom. This means that all posts must be SCHOOL APPROPRIATE in content and tone.
2. It is important that we are respectful of each other. You do not need to share the opinions of your classmates and I in fact encourage you to debate the finer points of your thoughts and arguments. BUT it is possible to have a critical discussion without personally attacking another person and without being mean. This DOES extend to teasing - what flies on Facebook does NOT fly on K Squared J Squared.
3. Think before you post. Blogger saves your posts as you type (look down, it's probably saving right now!) and saves your posts as drafts. You don't have to post your thoughts immediately. Take time to think about what you're saying and how others may react to it. You don't have to please all the people all of the time, but you do need to keep any open mind consider how others may interpret your words.
I am VERY, VERY, VERY excited to read your upcoming posts and comments. And guess who else is?
Jack is!
