There is a very interesting discussion going on at Classroom 2.0 and at OpenEdWeb about policies related to the use of participative web tools in the classroom. Think about your own AUP. How does it address things like student publishing
Hard policy questions about student blogging
A question for you: Should all student blogging be moderated? I am really conflicted about this. I believe strongly in the benefits of student blogging. I think that if blogging is done in a closed (non-public) environment, it isn’t really
Student blogging – working through the sticky issues
I spend a lot of time talking to people about the benefits of blogging. Students writing for a real audience and purpose leads to better writing, more motivation, critical thinking, collaboration, yada yada. However, there are some admittedly sticky issues
Using Mobile Tech in Seattle
For those of you in my session “Using Mobile Technology to Differentiate Instruction,” here are the links to the cell phone stuff we did: Photo blogging from a cell phone Audio blogging from a cell phone Polling via text messaging
NSBA-"Explore ways in which [you] could use social networking for educational purposes"
Kudos to the NSBA for a forthcoming report that urges schools to relax restrictions on the use social networking technologies at schools. It’s about time that educational policymakers (and politicians) recognize that these technologies are important tools for differentiating instruction,
Internet blocking – help me understand
I’ve been thinking about Internet filtering and blocking in schools, trying to puzzle through the shades of gray and understand how current policies in this area can seem like a good idea to anyone. I understand that filtering is mandated