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Bradford Saron

Straight from the DOE: Dispelling Myths About Blocked Sites | MindShift - 2 views

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AUP CIPA Erate

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  • Bradford Saron on 27 Apr 11
     
    We all consistently block sites because we believe in some of these myths, or our tech directors are telling us these myths. What do you think?
Guy Leavitt

Doug Johnson Website - dougwri - Rules for the Social Web - 0 views

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Social networking

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      Guy Leavitt on 23 Mar 11
       
      That's what we do
  • As educators, we must respond proactively to these real dangers children face in using social networking and read/write web resources. But unfortunately the knee-jerk reaction has been to block all social networking resources – blogs, wikis, YouTube, Flickr, and virtual worlds.
  • afety comes from education, not blocking. Even if social networking sites are effectively blocked in schools, most students will still get access to them
  • Guy Leavitt on 23 Mar 11
     
    Good read on Social networking
Bradford Saron

Dispelling Myths About Blocked Websites in Schools | MindShift - 1 views

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myths blocked websites CIPA policy

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  • Bradford Saron on 20 Sep 11
     
    Afraid of CIPA? Or your AUP? Read this!
Vince Breunig

'A statement of our just grievances' - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 1 views

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policy quarterback teachers factors

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  • t doesn’t take a great quarterback rating to win games; it takes a team effort. Have the elected officials in Austin m
  • Vince Breunig on 29 Apr 12
     
    If the teacher is the quarterback, Congress is the offensive line. Their performance impacts our performance, but they keep letting us get sacked by poverty, broken homes, student mobility, hunger, health care. And they just say "Oops" as that linebacker blows by them and buries his facemask in our chest. Then we get back to the huddle and they say, "You gotta complete your passes." We're aware of that. Make your blocks, legislators. Give us time to stand in the pocket and throw good passes. Do your job. It doesn't take a great quarterback rating to win games; it takes a team effort.
Bradford Saron

The 21st Century Principal: 5 Considerations for Allowing Students to Use Personal Comp... - 2 views

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One-to-one technology policies wireless student-devices

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  • Bradford Saron on 08 Nov 10
     
    Ok, this post is big-time. I'm not only socially bookmarking this, but it's going into my Chrome web browser too. I'm also emailing this guy for the policies. I agree with him in that none of us have a sustainable way to instate 1 to1 environments. Yes, we have projects, and yes we could do a one-time investment for one to one. But, sustainably? No. The only way to go one to one in a sustainable way that does not place too much burden on the tech department is to allow students to bring their own computers into school. We are already seriously considering cell phones.
  • Deb Gurke on 08 Nov 10
     
    Agreed. One question: how will you deal with the limited access students have to the Internet? Will students who bring their laptops to school have more access? For example, I know that I cannot show TED talks unless I arrange with the tech folks to grant access. Same issue with 3G, I think. I admit I don't completely understand how all of this works, but it seems that if I am using my cell phone, I can access sites the school computers can't access. I am concerned about the way schools currently limit access to the Internet. I know we are trying to ensure our students don't access troubling sites, and at the same time we are limiting them from finding good stuff, like TED.
  • Bradford Saron on 08 Nov 10
     
    It's ridiculous that we block TED talks, I know. But that may be a bandwidth issue, not a content issue. Streaming video takes up an inordinate amount of bandwidth, and at times slows down other internet-based programming. As access increases (3G and bandwidth), we will have to embrace filters and firewalls that are more pedagogically constructivist calibrated. McLeod does a great bit on the absurdness of how we block content on the internet. He did this at the WASDA fall conference. The link for all the stuff he did at the fall conference is http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/wasda
Bradford Saron

The Digital Disruption | Foreign Affairs - 1 views

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digital disruption Google technology

shared by Bradford Saron on 30 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • A similar phenomenon is occurring today in places such as Iran and Syria, where government officials seeking unvarnished news of the world beyond their borders use so-called proxy servers and circumvention technology to access their own Facebook or e-mail accounts -- platforms their governments regularly block.
    • Bradford Saron
      Bradford Saron on 30 Oct 10
       
      This eerily sounds like what we do in schools, which is too bad. It sort of sounds like we are running a small communist nation.
  • comparing the uncertain dial tone of the fax machine with the speed of today's handheld devices is like comparing a ship's compass to the power of global positioning systems.
    • Bradford Saron
      Bradford Saron on 30 Oct 10
       
      This paragraph could be an update to Clay Shirky's book, Cognitive Surplus. 
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    • Bradford Saron
      Bradford Saron on 30 Oct 10
       
      Like Google.
  • "partially connected"
  • breaking down traditional barriers of age, gender, and socioeconomic status
  • cell phones
  • cell-phone
  • cell phones
  • nature of civil society
  • more costs than benefits
  • connecting nations" -- places where technological development is still nascent and where both governments and citizens are testing out tools and their potential impact
  • "open by default"
  • the so-called failed states
  • Efforts by democratic governments to foster freedom and opportunity will be far stronger if they recognize the vital role technology can play in enabling their citizens to promote these values -- and that technology is overwhelmingly provided by the private sector.
  • interconnected estate
  • interconnected estate
  • to shape government and corporate behavior
  • by promoting freedom of expression and by protecting citizens from threatening governments.
  • join together in new alliances to multiply their impact.
  • offer a new way to exercise the duty to protect citizens around the world who are abused by their governments or barred from voicing their opinions
  • citizens' use of technology can be an effective vehicle to promote the values of freedom, equality, and human rights globally
  • shared power
    • Bradford Saron
      Bradford Saron on 30 Oct 10
       
      Shared power. It's odd that the core problem of connection through technology may be shared power. Must our core thesis be (then) how to participate in an environment of shared power or of decentralization of information or of disaggregation of opportunity to participate? Hmmmm. 
Bradford Saron

eSchool News » How to practice safe social networking » Print - 0 views

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social networking safety

shared by Bradford Saron on 27 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • tips for safe social networking:• Learn about and use the privacy and security settings on social networks. Consider restricting access to your page to a select group of people—for example, your friends from school, your club, your team, your community groups, or your family.• Think twice before posting pictures you wouldn’t want your parents or future employers to see.• Be cautious about how much personal information you provide on social networking sites. The more information you post, the easier it might be for a hacker, thief, or stalker to commit a crime.• Install a security suite (antivirus, antispyware, and firewall) that is set to update automatically.• Use tools to manage the information you share with friends in different groups. If you’re trying to create a public persona as a blogger or expert, create an open profile or a “fan” page that encourages broad participation and limits personal information. Use your personal profile for trusted friends.• Let a friend know if he or she posts information about you that makes you uncomfortable.• If someone is harassing or threatening you, remove the person from your friends list, block the person, and report the incident to the site administrator.• Make sure that your password is long, complex, and combines, letters, numerals, and symbols. Ideally, you should use a different password for every online account you have.• Be cautious about messages you receive on social networking sites that contain links. Even links that look they come from friends can sometimes contain malware or be part of a phishing attack.• Be aware that people you meet online might be nothing like they describe themselves, and they might not even be the gender they claim.• Flirting with strangers online could have serious consequences. Because some people lie about who they really are, you never really know who you’re dealing with.
  • Bradford Saron on 27 Oct 11
     
    From Ian Jukes, this includes good dialogue and a collection of tips for individuals. This could be used as an educational tool for high school students. 
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