Don't Feed the Trolls - Classroom Rules

Assignment Two

Richardson, K. (2008). Don’t feed the trolls: Using blogs to teach civil discourse. Learning & Leading with Technology, 35(7), 12-15.

Briefly describe what you will use from this article for your own teaching practice     

In my classroom, I will teach the important values of civil discourse on the Internet. Students would be taught to be respectful when interacting with others while online. As a teacher, I would be sure to provide clear examples of acceptable and unacceptable behavior for online use. I think, for a class lesson students could create their own blog about "trolling" behavior. To enforce and remind students the importance of this, I will post the rules listed below in my classroom next to the Classroom Behavior Rules. 

Don’t Feed the Trolls Rules and Regulations

1.   Use “I” statements to make it clear that you are speaking for yourself.

2.   Don’t use name calling.

3.   Avoid labeling groups of people.

4.   Discuss ideas, not people.

5.   Don’t respond to provocations.

6.   Stay on topic.

7.   Be willing to really listen to points of view that are different from your own, recognizing that others are allowed to have opinions different from yours.

8.   Realize that what you say and what others think you said may be two different things. If there is misunderstanding, try to clarify your position.

 Troll Image Source: metropolitician.blogs.com