Commenting

**"At the heart of every post, there's a conversation waiting to unfold. "**
Before students venture out into the blogosphere, they will need to understand the important role commenting plays in blogging conversations as well as how to write a good comment. The differences bewteen face to face conversations and online conversations are not always apparent to students, so

1. Have you introduced yourself? 2. Have you commented about the post to show you have read it? 3. Does it make sense? 4. Does it say what you want it to say? 5. Is it positive and respectful? Could someone misinterpret it? 6. Do you need to add capitals? (names, beginning of sentences, I) 7. Do you need to break ideas into separate sentences – Add end punctuation (. ? !) 8. Have you kept the conversation going? 9. Have you asked someone else to read it over? 10. Have you shown it to your teacher?

Step 3: Teaching Commenting Skills & Etiquette

Step 4: Help Parents Connect With Your Class Blog