Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Open or Closed WIFI?
SO my school has now cut off access to any part of you tube because students were"getting around" the proxy and looking at bad things. What is the big deal with our WIFI being locked down? If we opened it up, the students would be more resourceful at searching the internet for materials needed in each subject or project. Also, teachers would be able to utilize more tools to assist in lessons and presentations. At some point, this district needs to give up with these blocks so all students can bring in their IPads or tablets and us tech-geeky teachers can get them to learn without discipline problems.
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Our last class had a debate about if schools should allow technology (smartphones and IPads etc..) into school to help increase learning. And this was one of the issues. How to control or monitor those who misuse the technology. So does the school know that this is happening because the url's of bad places are showing up on a report or are kids being caught? If it is kids being caught I think the parents need to come in and view what there kid is viewing before the device is given back. If it is just seeing the URL's then that is different. Teaching kids the rules and responsibliities of having the devices. Somehow, we have to find a way to control this stuff so technology and WIFI can be utelized to help learning.
ReplyDeleteAt my son's middle school, they are now allowing students to bring e-readers, such as Kindles and nooks. They are still discouraging tablets, such as iPads and Kindle Fire since there is so much more that can be done with them. It's too bad that there isn't a better way to prevent students from accessing sites they shouldn't while still taking advantage of the wealth of information that would benefit them.
ReplyDeleteEverything at my school is blocked, not just for the students, but for the teachers too (unless you are one of the few chosen ones that can get an unfiltered computer). It is so frustrating when I have to try and search for something to use in class and can't access anything!
ReplyDeleteBlocking sites is just a lot easier than paying attention to what the students are doing. Can't their internet history be recorded and flagged when they go to certain parts of sites? It seems that we should have figured this out by now. Offenders can lose their access for a certain amount of time.
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