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Amanda Nichols

What Do Kids Know About Online Privacy? More Than You Think | MindShift - 0 views

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    "Tweens value privacy, seek privacy from both strangers and known others online, and use a variety of strategies to protect their privacy online," write researchers Katie Davis and Carrie James, who conducted in-depth interviews with 42 middle-school students for the study. "Tweens' online privacy concerns are considerably broader than the 'stranger danger' messages they report hearing from teachers."
Amanda Nichols

Kansas City school allows students to bring laptops, smartphones to class - KansasCity.com - 0 views

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    From the article: South Forsyth High School in Georgia made the leap to BYOT in 2009 and saw the number of discipline referrals for technology abuse drop dramatically, principal Jason Branch said. In its first year of BYOT, the school had four discipline referrals for technology abuse, after amassing 400 over the previous two years. Instead of working to subvert tech barriers, students were protecting their privilege with what Branch called a "mutual respect and instructional understanding between teachers and students." Sion made its leap trusting students - and trusting teachers. "We have to change the way we teach," said Sion world history teacher Beth Ingram. "Our concept of what knowledge is is changing.
Amanda Nichols

Schools look for best ideas to protect kids on Internet - The Denver Post - 0 views

  • "It's an unacceptable and unreasonable expectation for parents to be Internet police for a school-provided device," Morin said.
  • "From a school standpoint, he's got to do what keeps the school from any liability — I get that," Walter said. "From a personal aspect, we monitor where our kids go online. It wouldn't have been an issue at our household. But there are others where it would have been."
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    Who's responsible for online activity on school-issued devices once they leave the filtered safety of the campus?
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