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Web Filters – Filtering Learning?

I am certainly not the first, or even the most qualified person to be discussing web filters in education.  However, I am a teacher who has worked to engage their students meaningfully while harnessing the web to promote higher order thinking, communication, and collaboration.  In this quest, I have run into issues of access due [...]

Copyright and Filtering Issues for Schools in the 21st Century

Schools in the 21st Century must contend with a variety of challenges stemming from the use of modern technologies in the classroom environment. This article focuses on two of the most prevalent issues faced by school administrators and teachers today–that of copyright compliance and protecting students from inappropriate web content.
The need for further treatment of [...]

A new world of digital choices

NECC 2009 (the last NECC, since next year it will be ISTE 2010) was a fantastic conference for many reasons. For me, as in the past, the opportunities to have conversations with other educators striving to find new ways to engage students, connect professionally with peers, and utilize cutting edge digital tools to expand the [...]

What Does Internet Blocking Suggest to Students?

This morning, a student sent me a link to an article describing the Internet crackdown occurring as official China has ‘prepared’ for the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
“Looks like schools aren’t the only place Facebook is blocked,” read the text across my inbox.
As has been reported by Reuters and elsewhere http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090602/wl_nm/us_china_internet, China has [...]