integrated with our AD domain that will only authenticate school-owned
machines/devices.
However, we also have a vlan for guest access that is protected by a
password. We discourage staff and faculty from sharing this password with
students. In fact, we only provide the password to staff and faculty with
smartphones.
A. Popoola
Sacred Heart Schools
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Manns, Brian <mannsb@culver.org> wrote:
> Yeah but they are teenagers. We tell our students not to connect them
> and they connect them quite a bit...Currently we are implementing a
> Wireless controller but have to have a public vlan. We are looking at
> ways of dropping connections on it...Good luck..
>
> Brian Manns
> Culver Academies
>
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> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Fred Austin
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:06 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Ipods
>
> Tim
>
> We don't block IM'ing. Our policy explicitly puts the responsibility
> on the student to conduct oneself properly. Attention in the classroom
> during lectures is expected. Inappropriate activity is not condoned
> using any medium and is strictly enforced through our discipline
> process.
>
> We are a laptop school, but the students use a combination of laptop/
> iPhone/iPod/cell phones for both school work and personal
> communications. We do have a content filter, but rely on it to assist
> filtering inappropriate content rather than dictate policy.
>
> You might be able to block the iPods by their MAC address. They should
> be within a certain range of addresses. That of course depends on your
> network hardware/software being able to selectively block MAC's. There
> is also the possibility of blocking certain TCP/UDP ports that support
> the activities you are trying to stop.
>
> You may spend a lot of time using technology to inhibit unapproved
> activities, but the students can find a way around. We are finding it
> much easier to enforce proper conduct than a battle of wit.
>
> Fred Austin
> Technology Director
> The Oakwood School
> Greenville, NC
>
>
> On Jan 21, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Tim Smith wrote:
>
> > Hello All-
> >
> >
> >
> > We've had a lot of students using their ipods to join our wireless
> > network and use apps to chat. We have a web filter that blocks the
> > things we want blocked (chat sites), but they use their apps to get
> > around it. I was just wondering if: 1. Anyone has had success
> > blocking
> > ipods from joining their wireless network. 2. What are your rules and
> > policies regarding inappropriate use of ipods during school?
> > Unfortunately, teachers want their kids to still be able to listen to
> > music because it helps them concentrate during work time. So, of
> > course, it falls on the IT guys to fix the problem... Any thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > -Tim
> >
> >
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