AY Honors/Blogs/Answer Key
1. Have the Internet honor.
For tips and instruction see Internet.
2. Explain the difference between a website and a blog.
3. What are the main free systems of available blogs and what are the differences between them?
4. Explain the following terms:
a. Domain
b. Difference between .org, .com, .net, .edu, .gov, .info, or the initials of the country .pe, .ar, .cl, .br, .bo, .uy, .py
c. Storage
d. HTML code
e. Incorporation
f. Server
g. Upload
h. Download
5. Create a blog (it can be a unit, club, church, or personal blog with reports about Pathfinders and the SDA church) and update it at least 2 times a week for at least 3 months. An instructor should review the posts to certify that they conform to the philosophy of the SDA church.
6. Demonstrate in a blog the ways to upload images and documents, incorporate videos, and add links to 3 websites with important material for Pathfinders or of the SDA church.
7. What caution (regarding copyright and untrustworthy website) should be taken when copying information from the Internet to a blog?
Copyright
Just because something is on the internet does NOT mean you can republish it. Taking and republishing anything online (text, videos, images) without specific consent is illegal and immoral. It can have real world legal consequences.
What you can publish:
1. Material released under a compatible Creative Commons license. (Wikipedia and this answer key are such sources) 2. Material not subject to copyright for various reasons 3. Material you get specific permission to use - perhaps by writing the author and asking nicely 4. Short selections of artistic works for the purpose of critique and commentary 5. Short, properly attributed quotes.
Verifiability
Bloggers need to understand the idea of Reliable Sources (RS). Reliable Sources include media that has editorial oversight. For example if you read something on the BBC or Washington Post websites you can be pretty sure the information is accurate and has been checked.
Official websites for individual and organizations are usually Reliable Sources for information about that individual or organization (unless there are independant RS that indicate the organization is not reliable). If the Adventist Church publishes something about the Adventist Church you can cite that the Adventist Church made the claim.
However, watch out for government controlled press that may put out disinformation for political purposes.
Review this Wikipedia article [W:Identifying_reliable_sources|Identifying reliable sources] because the guidance applies to blogging as well
