Commenting Guidelines

Commenting Guidelines

(Word Document Commenting Guidelines)

 

Students and parents are encouraged to comment on posts and to add their thoughts and ideas.  Only Mr Sim will be able to add new posts, but everyone can add comments.

 

Students are welcome to write posts about themselves or events / holidays but these must give them to Mr Sim to post.

 

Think about your digital privacy:

  • Use your first name only to identify yourself. Comments should have first names only.
  • Parents are asked to only use first names as well (For example use ‘Jimmy’s mum’)
  • Do not include phone numbers, home addresses or other important information.

Think about the tone of your comment:

  • Be polite, friendly, and encouraging.
  • Have some humour, but be careful with sarcasm.
  • If you disagree, don’t be rude about it; give constructive (helpful) feedback.

Think about the content of your comment:

  • Keep your comment on topic and make sense. Say something about the original post.
  • Don’t say random stuff or get really silly.
  • Avoid texting shortcuts like u for you and l8r for later, and only use one emoticon if you need to.
  • Sometimes add a question at the end to keep the conversation going.

Think about conventions of your comment:

  • Try to fix your spelling mistakes: Ask someone to proofread your comments.
  • Use capitals in the right places: people’s names, places and the beginning of a sentence.
  • Use correct punctuation.
  • Remember, you are putting your best self forward, so polish your comments.

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