Filed under: Web 2.0
It’s happened. I don’t know how, or why, but I’ve been granted the right to bypass fully my district’s internet proxy filter system so that Web 2.0 apps can be freely used in my classroom. Actually, I have to believe that a the recent success of a Skype Video Conference Chat between my Latino students and a group of year I and II Spanish class students in Maryland.
I’m fortunate. I know this. While educators worldwide battle web proxy filters that block access to Flickr, Picassa, Second Life, and various and sundry blog sites, I am able to purse freely the collaborative promise of these and many other web-based innovations.
I am filled with hope! Not just because of my newly granted access rights, but because my voice was heard by those in the upper rungs of my school district’s IT Management division. They saw what my kids were achieving via Skype and now trust me to use my professional judgment when using this and other web apps with my kids.
Hopefully, more districts will begin to take this approach with their professional educators.
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I hope we had something to do with this!
Looking forward to more!
CONGRATULATIONS! That is fabulous news. Let’s hope it spreads
Durff – the conference call with our kids definitely helped grease the wheels! Looking forward to this coming week!
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Tracy – yes, great news indeed. It’s now my job to help open up access for the rest of my colleagues here in the district!
Wish me luck!