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Filtering Discussion
Section 1 – Overview
There are many opportunities for young people to learn and develop ethical behaviour and critical thinking skills in school. Some educators see website filtering as hampering these teaching and learning opportunities, do you agree?
→ Read moreSection 2 – Filtering Categories
Some educators report that educationally appropriate web content is miscategorised. What sites do you or fellow colleagues use, that are often blocked, but you would like to see promoted as educationally appropriate for all NZ schools?
→ Read moreSection 3 – The Grey Areas in between
Some schools restrict all access to YouTube, some allow anyone to view videos. There are other websites that fall into educational grey areas – what challenges do schools face deciding who has access?
→ Read moreSection 4 – Missed Opportunities
Does strict web filtering hamper your work? Is it a difficult process to get your school filter changed if you want to start using common Web 2.0 sites and services?
→ Read moreSection 5 – Value for Money?
Does the issue of internet bandwidth costs feed into your school’s filtering policy? How do educators determine the value of streaming video sites if they are prohibitively expensive for everyone to use?
→ Read moreSection 6 – Questions
How do you deal with students able to bypass filtering systems? Should schools be able to set filtering levels based on student age? More questions to provoke discussion
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Chris Hails