All Discussions Tagged 'blocking' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:57:06Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=blocking&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAcceptable Use Policy for YouTubetag:www.classroom20.com,2010-12-20:649749:Topic:5778562010-12-20T18:14:11.345ZJeffrey Rielhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jdriel
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<p>Hello all! Today, I'm officially coming out of the Classroom 2.0 back-channeling closet and making my first discussion post public! Why would I do such a thing? Read on...</p>
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<p>I am working with our district administration to craft an Acceptable Use Policy for [GASP!] YouTube use in the classroom. Currently, our school network blocks YouTube (and Facebook, Foursquare, MySpace, etc.) However, thanks to our 21C-thinking Teaching & Learning Department, they are…</p>
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<p>Hello all! Today, I'm officially coming out of the Classroom 2.0 back-channeling closet and making my first discussion post public! Why would I do such a thing? Read on...</p>
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<p>I am working with our district administration to craft an Acceptable Use Policy for [GASP!] YouTube use in the classroom. Currently, our school network blocks YouTube (and Facebook, Foursquare, MySpace, etc.) However, thanks to our 21C-thinking Teaching & Learning Department, they are entertaining the idea of opening up YouTube for teacher access—with some guidelines, obviously. Does ANYONE out there work in a public school district that allows this? If so, would you mind sharing your guidelines and/or acceptable use policy? We're just beginning to brainstorm and I was interested in other districts verbiage, etc.</p>
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<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
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<p>Jeffrey</p>
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<p>facebook.com/jdriel</p> What does Internet blocking suggest to students?tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-06-11:649749:Topic:3519542009-06-11T12:57:41.638ZShelly Blake-Plockhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Shelly
The discussion at ISTE Connects concerning <a href="http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/06/04/what-does-internet-blocking-suggest-to-students/">Students and Internet Blocking</a> has been remarkable.<br />
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In the past week, we've had discussion between teachers and admins on all sides of the debate, IT and tech workers whose job description entails doing the actual blocking, and even executives from the filtering industry.<br />
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Come join the discussion.
The discussion at ISTE Connects concerning <a href="http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/06/04/what-does-internet-blocking-suggest-to-students/">Students and Internet Blocking</a> has been remarkable.<br />
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In the past week, we've had discussion between teachers and admins on all sides of the debate, IT and tech workers whose job description entails doing the actual blocking, and even executives from the filtering industry.<br />
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Come join the discussion. BLOCKED!tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-05:649749:Topic:2853172009-02-05T17:06:42.295ZStuhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Stu
I completely understand the reasons why internet filters are in place in schools, I do. However, I feel as if our district blocks WAY too much. When things are blocked, it (our filter) gives a general reason. These reasons include but aren't limited to...<br />
Violent<br />
Pornography (Obviously 2 that need to stay blocked)<br />
But then:<br />
Discussion boards<br />
Blog<br />
Personal Pages<br />
Technical or Business Forums<br />
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Many times when I try to research a tech question, the page that probably has the best answer is blocked.…
I completely understand the reasons why internet filters are in place in schools, I do. However, I feel as if our district blocks WAY too much. When things are blocked, it (our filter) gives a general reason. These reasons include but aren't limited to...<br />
Violent<br />
Pornography (Obviously 2 that need to stay blocked)<br />
But then:<br />
Discussion boards<br />
Blog<br />
Personal Pages<br />
Technical or Business Forums<br />
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Many times when I try to research a tech question, the page that probably has the best answer is blocked. Reason: Technical Forum. Is this really to stop students from researching how to by-pass the filter/network in the first place?<br />
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Another example: The other week I went to find a site for Jackson Pollock's Birthday. <a href="http://www.JacksonPollock.org">www.JacksonPollock.org</a> was blocked. Reason: Personal Pages. Sure, we can jump through the hoops of getting something unblocked, but by the time that it is, the opportunity has past.<br />
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In an era of real-time learning, it seems we are cheating our students. For example, if researching World War II, a hate speech blog is stumbled upon, wouldn't that be a great learning opportunity to say: "Look, this is the internet, it’s not appropriate for school (or anywhere for that matter) but its life and as soon as you leave these walls, you might encounter it." Instead, because of that possibility, a blog featuring a primary source from the War (A CC prisoner, veteran, etc) falls under the same category and isn't accessible.<br />
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Where is the line drawn for your school? Has anyone found a successful compromise between all or nothing in the world of Internet filtering? A Workable solution for You tube blockingtag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-28:649749:Topic:1938512008-09-28T13:57:33.769ZKelley Irishhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/kirish43
The site edublog.tv has a niffy little feature. It allows you to snag youtube videos and they host an imprint of them on their site.<br />
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I tried, really tried to use teacher tube. I hosted all my k-5 student projects there-but it loads slower than syrup in winter. So I ended up putting the junior high stuff on You tube- adding ther link to my wiki and a disclkaimer about adult content in other areas of you tube-and that way parent could open you tube at home,<br />
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So on the weekend snag the you tube…
The site edublog.tv has a niffy little feature. It allows you to snag youtube videos and they host an imprint of them on their site.<br />
<br />
I tried, really tried to use teacher tube. I hosted all my k-5 student projects there-but it loads slower than syrup in winter. So I ended up putting the junior high stuff on You tube- adding ther link to my wiki and a disclkaimer about adult content in other areas of you tube-and that way parent could open you tube at home,<br />
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So on the weekend snag the you tube vid's you want to use by hosting on edublog,tv- then you can view them off edublog.tv and the kids can't get into youtube<br />
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I see this as a wiin win . You can use the vid's you want, the IT guys will be happy and as more of us snag the educational content we need, the better the site gets and more educational vid's will be available there. This past week I snagged all the school house rock vid's and they are on edublogs.<br />
Since the site is for education there is oversite and they remove inappropriate video's similar to how teacher tube does.<br />
here is their url <a href="http://edublogs.tv/index.php">http://edublogs.tv/index.php</a> Teachers and administrators working together to advance Web 2.0 projectstag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-31:649749:Topic:929512007-12-31T18:50:28.767ZKevin Jarretthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/kjarrett
Hi everyone,<br />
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I’m working on a presentation for an upcoming CoSN webinar (16-Jan-2008) and would like to hear from you. I’m joining <a href="http://www.sjbrooks-young.com/">Susan Brooks-Young</a> and <a href="http://schools.penncrest.org/technology/blog/">Connie Sitterly</a> for a panel presentation entitled “Think Before You Ban: How Classrooms Become Communities.” Susan is going to provide an overview of how Web 2.0 apps are being used in schools today; Connie is going to speak to integrating…
Hi everyone,<br />
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I’m working on a presentation for an upcoming CoSN webinar (16-Jan-2008) and would like to hear from you. I’m joining <a href="http://www.sjbrooks-young.com/">Susan Brooks-Young</a> and <a href="http://schools.penncrest.org/technology/blog/">Connie Sitterly</a> for a panel presentation entitled “Think Before You Ban: How Classrooms Become Communities.” Susan is going to provide an overview of how Web 2.0 apps are being used in schools today; Connie is going to speak to integrating web-based applications into school networks (they are rolling out Google Apps district-wide); and I am going to discuss best practices for teacher/administrator communication and support throughout the process. Got a second? Great! Read on!<br />
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My goal is to help our audience (mostly technology types, network administrators, CTOs, etc.) understand how they can best work with their teachers to develop and deploy innovative Web 2.0 projects while ensuring student safety, maintaining network security, and understanding district liability. I want to help them respond to requests to use these great, free Web 2.0 tools in a productive way, starting a conversation that asks the right questions and ultimately leads to a successful project - or, heads off a potentially troublesome one before things get messy.<br />
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Are you a teacher that has had good results implementing Web 2.0 projects? If so, to what do you attribute your success getting them off the ground, and what advice do you want to share?<br />
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Or, perhaps you’ve tried unsuccessfully to get a project approved. What roadblocks did you encounter?<br />
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Maybe you’re an administrator who is constantly besieged with requests for these projects. In a perfect world, what information would YOU want from your teachers when they present the idea to you?<br />
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Finally, you might be an administrator at an innovative district, with many cutting-edge Web 2.0 projects already underway. How did you get there? What does technology project planning look like in your district? What can we all learn from you?<br />
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Please take a moment and share your thoughts! If you prefer, I can be reached via email at kevin [dot] jarrett [at] gmail [dot] com.<br />
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Thanks in advance, and, Happy New Year!<br />
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-kj-