have some control over what is "officially" posted. There are several considerations here:
1.) This is a new media for adults. Many have some problems understanding how to filter
their concerns. I have too many broadcast emails from parents that should have been
directed at one or two faculty members. The chagrin those parents expressed at their
mistake cannot be overstated.
2.) As an institution we are a business where we have a fiduciary responsibility to
moderate how we present ourselves to the community. With that said, I am not suggesting
that transparency is not an admirable goal. Still, we do not have a responsibility to
expose all of our warts (or the warts of our constituents). This is a learning
environment where I regularly facilitate more appropriate communication amongst
constituents. For example, parents who may blast a teacher via email to the entire
faculty or to the entire community on the official "airwaves" often do so inadvertently.
Even if that is the intent, as an institution, we do not promote that kind of behaviour:
student, parent, teacher, administration or extended membership.
3.) Our goal is not to moderate content so much as appropriateness of comment or vehicle
for that comment. For example, our overall mantra in communication is to suggest that
news be delivered by email, good news as well. Telephones are for worries. If no contact
can be accomplished a dispassionate email can be sent. All flamers will be responded to
by phone or personal contact.
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>In the discussions around a moderated blog (defined as a blog where comment need to be
>approved before going public) versus an unmoderated blog (with spam protection, posting
>guidelines, and comments going live in real time), what rationale is given for a
>moderated versus an unmoderated conversation?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bill
>
>On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:32 AM, "David F. Withrow" <DavidWithrow@harfordday.org> wrote:
>
>IMHO, transparency is a good thing. We are about to embark on just a moderated parental
>blog. We will begin to discuss Social Networks: the good, the bad, the ugly. We are
>hoping that a focus will help us create a positive culture for discussion of a number of
>issues. The moderators will be the PA president and the IT Director (me!). Our thinking
>is that this is the future and we'll need to be a part of this. Building a community, one
>blog at a time!
>
>David F. Withrow
>Director of Technology
>Harford Day School
>Bel Air, Maryland 21014
>voice: 410 809 2406
>fax: 410 836 5918
>cell: 443 876 3422
>skype: dfwithrow
>http://www.harfordday.org
>
>"What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not
>knowledge in pursuit of the child."- George Bernard Shaw
>
>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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