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I see how some schools are lacking the necessary technology innovations of today's world. That difference will impact greatly the advantages of one class of students over the other. When I say class, I do not mean a socioeconomic class, but a technoclass, a class that has knowledge on Information management tools and their utilization. We educators know the power Information yieslds, now will we make all efforts to make sure our students , in our local sites, in our future schools, have access to those groundbreaking tools??? Please, cross your heart and say honestly YES::!!
I see also how in some counties, throughout the country, school administrators are afraid of the internet. They believe the internet is a bad influence on kids. They have started a "blocking career" in order to block and demonized multimedia: Video, sound and web communications. They are not using "filter" programs anymore to block inappropriate content, but rather, they are intentionally using "Block Wall" software technology to shutdown entire channels or servers that very often might be potentilly useful in the regular classroom. The content of whole channels is being locked down, without discrimination, without any filtering at all. This is unfortunate, and it is limiting really badly the access teachers might have to great instructional content on line. I feel, it is the beggining of a "Second Inquisition" and the birth of a Cyber Whitch Hunting era.
I agree with you. Sometimes I feel just like that as some wonderful sites I'd like to use with my kids are 'blocked'. More than that as a teacher your computer is tracked and a record kept of all the sites you attempt to use. We really need to move with the technological evolution. It's time.
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ReplyDeleteI see how some schools are lacking the necessary technology innovations of today's world. That difference will impact greatly the advantages of one class of students over the other. When I say class, I do not mean a socioeconomic class, but a technoclass, a class that has knowledge on Information management tools and their utilization. We educators know the power Information yieslds, now will we make all efforts to make sure our students , in our local sites, in our future schools, have access to those groundbreaking tools??? Please, cross your heart and say honestly YES::!!
ReplyDeleteI see also how in some counties, throughout the country, school administrators are afraid of the internet. They believe the internet is a bad influence on kids. They have started a "blocking career" in order to block and demonized multimedia: Video, sound and web communications. They are not using "filter" programs anymore to block inappropriate content, but rather, they are intentionally using "Block Wall" software technology to shutdown entire channels or servers that very often might be potentilly useful in the regular classroom. The content of whole channels is being locked down, without discrimination, without any filtering at all. This is unfortunate, and it is limiting really badly the access teachers might have to great instructional content on line. I feel, it is the beggining of a "Second Inquisition" and the birth of a Cyber Whitch Hunting era.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Sometimes I feel just like that as some wonderful sites I'd like to use with my kids are 'blocked'. More than that as a teacher your computer is tracked and a record kept of all the sites you attempt to use. We really need to move with the technological evolution. It's time.
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