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This is a new session I shared at the OU K-20 Center's Midwinter Conference on 31 January 2008
This session is also scheduled ot be shared at the Oklahoma Technology Association's annual conference on 6 Feburary 2008, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm in Spotlight room 9-11.
goals for education
- raise test scores
- provide a safe environment for learning
- develop literacy skills
- develop workforce skills
-- critical thinking
-- problem solving
-- collaboration
- cultivate responsible citizens
- develop capacities for ethical decisionmaking
practical goals
- avoid lawsuits
- keep parents happy
- keep our jobs
what does the law require?
- CIPA for E-Rate
what is the reality?
- far stricter content filtering
- OK vs China
- high levels of cyberbullying
- genie is out of the bottle: myspace, youtube, cell phones
Good reasons for content filtering
- ARE lots of offensive and objectionable websites
- ARE lots of real security risks and threats
- majority of schools predominantly use the most vulnerable and malware ridden operating system in the world: MS Windows
- vulnerabilities are real
Good reasons for changing our filtering Status Quo
- should trust teachers more than kindergarteners
- need environments of accountability
- we should be running schools, not prisons
- people learn ethics (to make good decisions) by making decisions, not from words of the week or long AUPs
- Communicating and Collaborating Report
- need to teach digital citizenship
- World is Flat (China photos)
Ideas for Balancing
1- differentiated content filtering (Tulsa and Enid)
2- define, analyze, and adjust district filtering response system
3- web-based security solutions which follow the device
-- best practice: integrate with PowerSchool web interface
4- proactively solicit blogs, wiki sites and social networks to WHITELIST
5- initiate professional development for teachers AND students on digital citizenship (include iSafe)
6- involve and engage students in IT support (Gen Yes)
7- form a district digital PR storytelling team
8- form a district network security sub-committee, including students
-- security on wireless access points?
-- using virtual LANs to segment wireless from wired networks?
-- what can hackers access today on the network? (reward whitehat behavior)
9- establish moderated social networks and learning managment systems for student and teacher use (Think.com, Imbee, Moodle, etc.)
10- Create a strategic digital education plan for your school board and community leadership