What's the Impact of Overzealous Internet Filtering in Schools? | MindShift - 0 views
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“The over-filtering that occurs today affects not only what teachers can teach but also how they teach,”
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“creates barriers to learning and acquiring digital literacy skills that are vital for college and career readiness, as well as for full participation in 21st-century society.”
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most students have unfettered access to these forbidden sites through the phones in their pockets and backpacks, on their home computers and in many public libraries – often with no adult guidance
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defining the three measures is up to each community, creating widely varied implementation from district to district
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Krull implemented a teacher login system that lets staff override some blocked sites. He’s working on a similar system for students that would grant varying degrees of access depending on grade level.
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nearly three times as many teachers of low-income students than those with middle- and high-income students said this lack of access was a “major challenge” in their ability “to incorporate more digital tools into their teaching.”
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“It’s not if you have a filter or not, it’s really about to what degree do you filter, how do you filter?”