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Parent Permission Letter Dear Families,

Hello, my name is Miss Longacre and I’m your son / daughter’s math teacher. I writing to inform you about a project that the students will be starting next week and working with throughout the remainder of the course. This project is intended to help them learn how to communicate their thoughts and feelings about mathematics in a positive and productive way. This project will help students not only learn about math and the many wonders it has to offer, but it will also help develop their writing skills. The students’ will be creating and working with weblogs.

Weblogs, better know as blogs, are special websites that are easily created and updated. Each entry a student creates has its own date and time stamp. Also all entries have a location for visitors to leave comments for the author to read.

Each week Miss Longacre will post a reflection questions to her website. This question may deal with technology, mathematics, or current events. The topic will always relate back to what is currently going on in the classroom. Students will be required to post to their own blogs their answer / reflection to the prompt. They are then required to read their classmates blogs and leave a comment for two students. They should make sure and not leave comments for the same student every time but vary their comments.
 * How It Works**

Students will be given an opportunity to work on this project over flex time during the week as well as at home.

Having a real audience is key to this project which is why parents are also encourage to leave comments for students in the class. These blogs will be on the World Wide Web so it is possible, although unlikely, that outside people might leave comments. I have discussed with students how to handle these comments and you as parents are welcome to require that your child keep their blog private and off of search engines.

This blogging project has been designed to reduce risk to your child. The only personally identifying information included in the blog will be their first name, if they chose. There will be no mention of our school name or our location. Students are allowed to post their interests and opinions, but no other personal information.
 * Security**

Your student will be assessed weekly on their individual blog as well as their comments on other student’s blogs. I will be looking for thoughtfulness, well-written paragraphs, and relative information. The students will receive a rubric with more detail.
 * Assessment**

Before your child may start posting to their blog, we are asking for you and your child to discuss and sign the following form. Please return the form to Miss Longacre.
 * Permission**

1. Students agree to not post any personal information about yourself, for example last name, address, or any other personal information. You are allowed to share our opinions and interests but keep information general to help protect yourself.
 * Blogging Terms and Conditions**

2. Students agree to not share your user name or password with anyone other than your parents or a teacher, you also agree to not sign in as another student.

3. Students are expected to treat the blogging space like a classroom. All words and actions, which are not appropriate for the classroom, are not appropriate for the blogging space.

5. Students blogs are to be a vehicle for sharing student writing with real audiences. Most visitors to your blog who leave comments will leave respectful, helpful messages. If you receive a comment that makes you feel uncomfortable or is not respectful, tell your teacher right away. Do not respond to the comment.

6. Students who do not abide by these terms and conditions may lose their opportunity to take part in this project


 * I have read and understand the terms and conditions and agree to uphold them.**

Student Name: _ __Student Signature:__ _____________________________

__Parent Name:__ Parent Signature:______________________________

__ Date:____________________ __

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