"The move towards Opensource materials has folks insisting that educational costs should drop considerably - is that so?"
III. How is New Media Used today? - Open source software could help with access issues and the cost of software - it potentially allows many people to use software that they wouldn't normally be able to buy.
Melanie/ Mary (filtering)
"China has delayed a plan requiring all new computers sold in the country to be equipped with internet filtering software. The Green Dam software has become a major topic of discussion in the blogosphere."
The Green Dam ? a software proposed in June 2009 to be installed on all Chinese computers - plan has stalled. people can get through it. Intention was to block pornographic content and allow "comprehensive net surveillance"
According to the Nashville Scene, "Roughly 80 percent of Tennessee school districts, including Metro Nashville, use filtering software to bar students from viewing gay education and gay rights websites." What "scandalous" Web sites are Tennessee Public Schools barring their students from accessing?
Sites like the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to name a few.