Comments on: Figuring Out Filtering http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/ thinking about education Sat, 05 May 2012 15:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: KarenR http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/comment-page-1/#comment-807 KarenR Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:07:11 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/#comment-807 Or like the computer in 2001: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." Or like the computer in 2001: “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

]]> By: John Hendron http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/comment-page-1/#comment-804 John Hendron Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:38:50 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/#comment-804 Karen, Thanks for the invitation to share our interpretation of filtering. I enjoyed learning from this experience (both from the other panelists and the audience). It inspired a dream I had of a future filter that anticipated our needs, gauged whether or not what we wanted to seek was legitimate, and just a tad of Minority Report creepiness to it. If Cruise is available, you can help me write the script... Karen,

Thanks for the invitation to share our interpretation of filtering. I enjoyed learning from this experience (both from the other panelists and the audience). It inspired a dream I had of a future filter that anticipated our needs, gauged whether or not what we wanted to seek was legitimate, and just a tad of Minority Report creepiness to it.

If Cruise is available, you can help me write the script…

]]> By: Karen http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Karen Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:26:52 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/#comment-800 Thanks for the clarification, Tim. You're absolutely right (and the panel would agree, I think) that filters are just a tool that have to be handled appropriately by the people who are in charge of them. And one of the things we also agreed upon was that, like your school district seems to, we need to treat teachers as professionals who can make informed choices about the resources they use. Thanks for the clarification, Tim. You’re absolutely right (and the panel would agree, I think) that filters are just a tool that have to be handled appropriately by the people who are in charge of them. And one of the things we also agreed upon was that, like your school district seems to, we need to treat teachers as professionals who can make informed choices about the resources they use.

]]> By: Tim http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Tim Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:06:45 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2008/11/08/figuring-out-filtering/#comment-799 It's not the internet filtering I hate. It's the way many educators try to use the technology. I believe there are many other ways to protect students that don't use the sledgehammer approach favored by too many administrators, especially in high schools. I agree with what seems to be the consensus of your panel that internet safety is more of a teacher and student training issue than a technological one. Although I rant alot about filtering, I'm pretty lucky to be in a school system (Fairfax) that gives staff great flexibility in choosing web resources to use in their classes along with the ability to unblock those pages they want to use. It’s not the internet filtering I hate. It’s the way many educators try to use the technology. I believe there are many other ways to protect students that don’t use the sledgehammer approach favored by too many administrators, especially in high schools.

I agree with what seems to be the consensus of your panel that internet safety is more of a teacher and student training issue than a technological one. Although I rant alot about filtering, I’m pretty lucky to be in a school system (Fairfax) that gives staff great flexibility in choosing web resources to use in their classes along with the ability to unblock those pages they want to use.

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