Learning and safety online: Opportunities beyond AU
Janet Hawtin
There are a few people on TALO from the other side of the pond.
Given that these documents appear to be forming some of the underlying
context for policies around blocking open student participation:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/1999/10/64fr59888.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act
And that some USA organisations seem to understand already that this
is an expensive approach.
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/woissues/civilliberties/cipaweb/adviceresources/schools.cfm
"The American Library Association believes strongly that the
Children's Internet Protection Act is unconstitutional in both the
context of the public library and the school library. The American
Library Association remains firmly committed to supporting the school
community and pledges to support any legal effort by school groups to
challenge the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection
Act in the school context."
Perhaps it might be time for a constructive talo/edublogger lead reformation?
How would you choose to frame opportunities for children to participate which
are based around negotiated and supported inclusion rather than exclusion?