tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010994550735586642.post4163771104882221619..comments2008-11-23T17:20:36.394-08:00Morag Riddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04428718434800065894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010994550735586642.post-22613277170999130712008-11-23T17:20:00.000-08:002008-11-23T17:20:00.000-08:00Oh Morag, I could not agree more. I think you are preaching to the choir. In my experience, blocking these sites, just turns your technology student leaders into technolgy student sneaks for hire. None of the sites "blocked" are blocked completely. So, all we really are doing is raising that a barrier in front that possiblity of ustilizing these students strengths for the good of the school. They could, if they weren't fighting against us, be put in leadership roles to help teach digital citizenship in ways people of authority can't.BlogDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00784895038323525822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010994550735586642.post-85088026004429005282008-11-23T16:21:00.000-08:002008-11-23T16:21:00.000-08:00In most K-6 environments in which I have worked, students do not get unlimited and unsupervised access to the internet. Since it is always possible even with filtering to get onto some questionable sites, my feeling for K-6 filtering is "Why bother?" When you do get some unfortunate internet experiences, it is a wonderful time to start talking about digital responsibilty.<BR/><BR/>By the way, did anyone read the Star-Phoenix this weekend? One of the main stories was about swinging (aka "the lifestyle") in Saskatchewan. We allow newspapers into our schools, but really, do we want our kids reading THAT?pconehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11748988784964419093noreply@blogger.com