Comments - Opening the Doors to Web 2.0 for 21st Century Enrichment in K-12 - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T22:12:46Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=649749%3ABlogPost%3A374953&xn_auth=noMarie, I appreciate your affi…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-09-13:649749:Comment:3817972009-09-13T05:55:12.707ZDavid Ligonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidLigon
Marie, I appreciate your affirmation of our district's bold new journey into the world of Web 2.0. Thanks!<br />
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Dianne, you are indeed fortunate to have such supportive leadership in your district as in mine. I wish you all the best in making your journey a success. I have taken the first step in this direction by unblocking twitter, which sets the stage for me to begin working with the teachers and the instructional technology committee to move forward with its incorporation into the classroom…
Marie, I appreciate your affirmation of our district's bold new journey into the world of Web 2.0. Thanks!<br />
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Dianne, you are indeed fortunate to have such supportive leadership in your district as in mine. I wish you all the best in making your journey a success. I have taken the first step in this direction by unblocking twitter, which sets the stage for me to begin working with the teachers and the instructional technology committee to move forward with its incorporation into the classroom curriculum. There are many excellent resources out there on how to best use it in the classroom, which I have run across in my twitter PLN and on various blogsites. I would be interested in hearing back from you at some point on how things are progressing for you with twitter at your district and compare notes, since we are both at the beginning stages. Congratulations on your bold move. Well done!tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-09-01:649749:Comment:3783112009-09-01T16:48:51.625ZKLJhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MarieDigirolamo
Well done!
Well done! Thank you, Nancy, for the enc…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-25:649749:Comment:3759892009-08-25T06:23:40.848ZDavid Ligonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidLigon
Thank you, Nancy, for the encouragement. I spent most of my morning today implementing web filter unblock requests for various social media sites that came flooding in from Principals and their teaching staff. It is a very exciting time to be an Ed Tech Director in my district. YouTube is still an issue for us since our web filter cannot selectively unblock educational content and we do not have the monitoring software to effectively prevent CIPA violations. Our weak spot it seems are the Media…
Thank you, Nancy, for the encouragement. I spent most of my morning today implementing web filter unblock requests for various social media sites that came flooding in from Principals and their teaching staff. It is a very exciting time to be an Ed Tech Director in my district. YouTube is still an issue for us since our web filter cannot selectively unblock educational content and we do not have the monitoring software to effectively prevent CIPA violations. Our weak spot it seems are the Media Centers, with overburdened staff who are unable to keep vigil over the student workstations there. I developed a work-around protocol involving conversion to MP4 then uploading to TeacherTube--so far that approach seems to be working.<br />
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I appreciate your recognition of the accomplishments our district leadership has made in implementing progressive policies for Web 2.0 in the K-12 environment. May our example serve as a beacon of hope for other districts to one day move beyond the outmoded 19th century pedagogical approach and offer true 21st Century enrichment to their digital learners. Bravo! Lead the charge. It's…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-24:649749:Comment:3758602009-08-24T17:24:26.195ZNancy Blairhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/NancyBlair
Bravo! Lead the charge. It's refreshing to see a district's leadership actually leading the way. So many systems "hide" behind CIPA instead of finding ways to manage the concerns. Kudos to you.
Bravo! Lead the charge. It's refreshing to see a district's leadership actually leading the way. So many systems "hide" behind CIPA instead of finding ways to manage the concerns. Kudos to you.