michael allen power point
TRANSCRIPT
November to educators: Let students use online social tools
By Michael Allen
• Session focused on balance safety and learning in the digital age.
• Most people say they’d like to see students engaged.
• There is still dependency on the teachers.
• Are students adding value to the learning of other students?
• Is information flowing out of the classroom.
• The real power of the web is that it enables global collaboration.
• We’re blocking all the social tools that enable it.
• Without technology the schools would barely be up to go.
• November recommended that school leaders give teachers access to Skype.
• Many school leaders block students’ access to online social tools.
• Schools are responsible for what goes on in the class.
• Teachers are blocking access to YouTube because it’s bad.
• Teachers have you taught the students to use it correctly.
• Schools are shrinking a key responsibility.
• Facebook might be blocked in school, kids are still using it at home.
• Monitor, rather than block, students use of online social tools.
• Lightspeed software can block access to certain web sites.
• It also captures and reports on students online behavior.
• Block access to sites that have no educational value.
• Take advantage on monitoring and reporting tools.