Attack the Cyberwalls ;-)
EDTECH Editor-Hogan
Sylvia Martinez, GenYes, has published a blog that was related to a vendor
session at the NYSCATE conference called, "The Enemy Within: Stop Students
from Bypassing Your
Web Filters".
"Students are not the enemy"
http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2009/11/06/students-are-not-the-enemy/
I just posted the following comment.
I would like to provide a wider context. What technologies are students
using to bypass the filters and where else are these technologies being
used? The bypass technologies have been developed, in part I understand with
funding from the federal government, to allow ways for dissidents in eastern
and middle eastern countries get around government filters. In fact Sen
Specter just applauded these technologies:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-arlen-specter/attack-the-cyberwalls-the_b_
227114.html. Attack the Cyberwalls!: The Internet Is the Pathway to
Democracy in Places Like Iran!
Now, I am quite sure that the shah of Iran also considers people who bypass
their filter to be enemies. So how about a new slogan for students: Attack
the Cyberwalls!: The Internet is the Pathway to a 21st Century Education.
Nancy
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Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org
http://cyberbully.org
http://cyber-safe-kids.com
http://csriu.wordpress.com
nwil...@csriu.org
Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social
Aggression, Threats, and Distress (Research Press)
Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the
Internet Safely and Responsibly (Jossey-Bass)
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