What sites/apps does your school block? - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:47:25Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:140090?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A257036&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOur district blocks very litt…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-31:649749:Comment:3780862009-08-31T22:58:37.125ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Our district blocks very little (YouTube open for teachers), Facebook, MySpace etc. If you come across something that is blocked the pop up allows you to request having it opened from the CIPA rep. Be sure you don't just accept the blocking if you really feel you need the site---talk to someone!!
Our district blocks very little (YouTube open for teachers), Facebook, MySpace etc. If you come across something that is blocked the pop up allows you to request having it opened from the CIPA rep. Be sure you don't just accept the blocking if you really feel you need the site---talk to someone!! It might be easier to list th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-31:649749:Comment:3777802009-08-31T04:23:34.169ZRich Whitehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GBLabs
It might be easier to list the things that are not blocked - first commentor about has it right ... any "Real World" devices or social sites are blocked or not allowed for the most part.
It might be easier to list the things that are not blocked - first commentor about has it right ... any "Real World" devices or social sites are blocked or not allowed for the most part. We just found out the distric…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-30:649749:Comment:3775012009-08-30T11:17:29.561ZLynhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Lyn50
We just found out the district is blocking Wikispaces. I am really disappointed. The district got it's own domain on wikispaces and is forcing everyone to host theirs on that site, but certain functionalities are lost and we don't have ultimate control over the design of our pages.
We just found out the district is blocking Wikispaces. I am really disappointed. The district got it's own domain on wikispaces and is forcing everyone to host theirs on that site, but certain functionalities are lost and we don't have ultimate control over the design of our pages. We have gone to a "Whitelist"…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-08:649749:Comment:2570362009-01-08T01:40:49.574ZAlex Bartelhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AlexBartel
We have gone to a "Whitelist" system verses a "Blacklist". We were blocking programs left and right and couldn't stay ahead of the problems and hacking. The whitelist allows only teachers to open certain sites specific to their class. My opinion is that we need to teach our kids to make good choices and having large areas blocked is tough to do so. Atleast as a teacher I can still have full access.
We have gone to a "Whitelist" system verses a "Blacklist". We were blocking programs left and right and couldn't stay ahead of the problems and hacking. The whitelist allows only teachers to open certain sites specific to their class. My opinion is that we need to teach our kids to make good choices and having large areas blocked is tough to do so. Atleast as a teacher I can still have full access. We currently block all of the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-07:649749:Comment:2568722009-01-07T21:18:41.804ZMarty Caisehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Marty60
We currently block all of these from student use. We do have the flexibility however to open YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites for administrative use. We have had some difficulty with Wikipedia because of the content. Our filtering system also blocks high bandwidth sites like those with large amounts of streaming video. This creates problems for teachers who use these sites in their instruction. We do have a reporting system which allows teachers to request specific…
We currently block all of these from student use. We do have the flexibility however to open YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites for administrative use. We have had some difficulty with Wikipedia because of the content. Our filtering system also blocks high bandwidth sites like those with large amounts of streaming video. This creates problems for teachers who use these sites in their instruction. We do have a reporting system which allows teachers to request specific sites to be unblocked. Once received it is reviewed by committee and released if it has educational value. We are also working towards an override capability where teachers can view blocked sites for a short time period, but this also requires additional accountability in the form of the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy).<br />
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As a rule in our school district no personal laptops are allowed. I do not envy you with the problems you are probably having with your network because of what students bring in on their laptops. There are network appliances and systems like Cicso Clean Sweep and Cisco Security agent which can prevent access to devices that do not meet your network minimum requirements such as patch level or virus definitions. this of course will be met with some resistance from students ignorant teachers and parents. Do your homework and communicate with these groups so you can keep your network resources stable and functional for those who need it. Thanks everyone for your feed…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-13:649749:Comment:1413242008-05-13T16:35:50.799ZDerwin Kitchhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/derwink
Thanks everyone for your feedback. Sounds like there are a lot of students in high school (I'm in the elementary) here using messenger programs to chat during class and download movies and songs. It's killing the bandwidth and it's forcing us to come up with a pretty comprehensive list of site and apps to block.
Thanks everyone for your feedback. Sounds like there are a lot of students in high school (I'm in the elementary) here using messenger programs to chat during class and download movies and songs. It's killing the bandwidth and it's forcing us to come up with a pretty comprehensive list of site and apps to block. We block by site : Myspace, M…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-13:649749:Comment:1411162008-05-13T00:33:49.089ZKelley Irishhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/kirish43
We block by site : Myspace, Meebo, Beebo, Facebook, Xanga<br />
We also only allow rated sites- which unfortunately boots me off Asterpix<br />
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Aslo had to block <a href="http://www.cantbustme.com/">http://www.cantbustme.com/</a>, and a few other sites that kids use to get past the blocks.
We block by site : Myspace, Meebo, Beebo, Facebook, Xanga<br />
We also only allow rated sites- which unfortunately boots me off Asterpix<br />
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Aslo had to block <a href="http://www.cantbustme.com/">http://www.cantbustme.com/</a>, and a few other sites that kids use to get past the blocks. Yes, I can open Zoho in my sc…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-12:649749:Comment:1410242008-05-12T19:16:21.043ZCC Longhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CCLong
Yes, I can open Zoho in my school district.
Yes, I can open Zoho in my school district. Timely Post! A resource is on…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-12:649749:Comment:1409832008-05-12T16:52:22.501ZHelenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Helen88
<a href="http://4oops.com"></a>Timely Post! A resource is only as good as the filter that permits it....so we are trying a new thing at OOPS: Our Overnight Planning System to check links before recommending them through our <a href="http://4oops.edublogs.org">blog</a>/webpage/workshop. We have our Link check team of educators who help us by taking a cyber-second to check link(s) against your district filter. Here is the link we are checking now.<br />
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Link to Check:…
<a href="http://4oops.com"></a>Timely Post! A resource is only as good as the filter that permits it....so we are trying a new thing at OOPS: Our Overnight Planning System to check links before recommending them through our <a href="http://4oops.edublogs.org">blog</a>/webpage/workshop. We have our Link check team of educators who help us by taking a cyber-second to check link(s) against your district filter. Here is the link we are checking now.<br />
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Link to Check: <a href="http://www.zoho.com">http://www.zoho.com</a><br />
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BTW: any Classroom 2.0 readers: pls. let me know if this link works on your fiter!<br />
Helen :) Students are not allowed to b…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-11:649749:Comment:1406732008-05-11T15:39:12.628ZCC Longhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CCLong
Students are not allowed to bring personal laptops to school in our district nor are they allowed to use cellphones or IPODs during school hours. Facebook, Myspace, YouTube are blocked. We do have access to Wikispaces, Blogger, and Twitter.
Students are not allowed to bring personal laptops to school in our district nor are they allowed to use cellphones or IPODs during school hours. Facebook, Myspace, YouTube are blocked. We do have access to Wikispaces, Blogger, and Twitter.