I am curious if you have had any incidents of teachers, parents or students=
reacting badly to website content created by a teacher either in collabora=
tion with students or on their own? Have teachers acted out and spoken on =
behalf of the school? Are we talking about sites like Facebook or other si=
tes like Nings, voicethreads, etc. etc.
Just curious,
m
Matt Pearson
Director of Technology, Security and Safety, MCDS
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EDU] On Behalf Of David F. Withrow
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:45 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Websites beyond the "official"
Our official policy is that these kinds of activities need to be part of th=
e official
site. There are good reasons to do this. 1.) Even at a rudimentary or curso=
ry level we
can monitor what is going on. [This school is, after all, responsible for o=
fficial
communication with our constituents.] 2.) Parents are reassured that what i=
s posted is
"official" because we do monitor the classroom pages frequently. 3.) We hav=
e discovered
some limitations with the products some teachers use. In those rare cases w=
e have a
disclosure policy for the teachers, parents and students.
In light of some of the limitations of our software we are exploring other =
avenues.
David F. Withrow
Director of Technology
Harford Day School
Bel Air, Maryland 21014
voice: 410 879 2350 ex 33
fax: 410 836 5918
skype: dfwithrow
http://www.harfordday.org
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice,=
there is.
- Yogi Berra
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