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Visiting another school, I was amazed to find my own website blocked by the regional supplier because "the site you have chosen has been categorised as: Criminal Skills". The problem seemed to be a reference to my boat's name, Cracker, which led the system's "artificial intelligence" (hah!) to think I was an illegal hacker. Now this is clearly ludicrous. Teachers report the constant frustration of trying to unlock blogs, or wikis, only to find the next page in the chain still blocked. To clear a few pages for a lesson can take weeks - no wonder that they simply give up or buy their own wirelses 3G access to circumvent the school's lockdown. Meanwhile, other schools are embracing the vast resources within YouTube, have children blogging away with compelling content, are posting videos of school progress for parents, and adopting simple community tools for all.