Banned Websites Awareness Day. To raise awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries, AASL has designated one day during Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day.
On Wednesday, September 30, AASL asks school librarians and other educators to promote an awareness of how overly restrictive filtering affects student learning. Background | Complimentary Webinars | Resources & Activities Logo Use | Promotional Partners Background Usually the public thinks of censorship in relation to books, however there is a growing censorship issue in schools and school libraries – overly restrictive filtering of educational websites reaching far beyond the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
Filtering websites does the next generation of digital citizens a disservice. Resources Intellectual Freedom related posts on Knowledge Quest AASL White Paper on Educational Technology in Schools. We Trust You 2013. Teach Kids To Be Their Own Internet Filters. Untitled. Join free Google Hangout July 30: Revisiting CIPA 10 Years Later. The American Library Association (ALA) and Google, Inc., will host national library, education, technology, legal and policy experts for a national symposium considering the impact of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) on access to electronic information July 29 and 30.
Librarians nationwide can join the virtual conversation with two Google Hangouts on July 30. The first Hangout will start at 11:00a.m. EDT and focus on an “Introduction and Overview of CIPA 10 Years Later.” The second one will share “Symposium Themes and Conclusions” starting at 12:15 p.m. Join free Google Hangout July 30: Revisiting CIPA 10 Years Later. We Trust You 2012. National Public Policy, School Libraries, and Technology. National Public Policy, School Libraries, and Technology. Banned Websites Awareness Day. Judgment Not Included. Photo AS police investigators peel away the layers of the Boston Marathon bombing, there are two aspects of this unfolding story to which I want to react: the mind-set of the alleged bombers and the role of the Internet in shaping it.
Important news about both was contained in a single Washington Post article on Tuesday. “The 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has told interrogators that the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan motivated him and his brother to carry out the attack, according to U.S. officials familiar with the interviews,” The Post reported. The officials said, “Dzhokhar and his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev ... do not appear to have been directed by a foreign terrorist organization. Rather, the officials said, the evidence so far suggests they were ‘self-radicalized’ through Internet sites and U.S. actions in the Muslim world.
Silicon Valley Objects to Online Privacy Rule Proposals for Children. Launching Blackboard Collaborate. Start Session Optionally, you can pre-configure your computer and test your audio using one of our Configuration Rooms prior to your session.
Please visit our "First time Users" section in the Support Portal to view configuration rooms for Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing. Note: When joining a Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing session for the first time you will see a Security Dialog. Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing is asking for you to run this application without a verification of its digital signature. Due to the dynamic abilities of our software we are unable to sign certain application files. What To Do If Your School Bans a Useful Website. Big Ideas Culture Digital Tools Today is Banned Website Awareness Day, and all across the country, educators are doing their part to raise awareness of how overly restrictive blocking of educational websites affects student learning.
Mluhtala : Happy Banned Websites Awareness... It's Banned Websites Awareness Day! ... you can catch an encore presentation at 7PM PDT this evening (yes, 10PM EDT), October 3, 2012 at the Library 2.012 virtual conference AASL, the organization that launched Banned Websites Awareness Day in the first place, offers a number of resources for participants, including the BWAD page, the AASL Essential Links for BWAD, and the AASL blog.
BWAD: How to be a Ninja Warrior Filter Fighter. Life is not filtered.
But the Internet is - at my school. What are we teaching the kids? BANNED WEBSITES AWARENESS DAY 09/21 by EduTalk. Emerging Technology. Michelle Luhtala (mluhtala) Emerging Tech: Using Technology to Advance Your School Library Program. (1) edWeb.net (edwebnet) Social Networks Can Affect on Voter Turnout, Study Finds. Cookies Required. Emerging Tech is a professional learning community (PLC) where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs.
The community hosts free monthly webinars and live chats presented by Michelle Luhtala, Head Librarian at New Canaan High School (CT). Online discussions provide an easy way to continue the conversation and share ideas and experiences with peers across the country, and around the world. Internet Access as an Intellectual Freedom Issue. Don’t Be a B.L.O.B. – Support Responsible Use of Technology with BYOT!
What is a BLOB?
Think of the 1958 horror/science-fiction film, The Blob, that portrayed two young teenagers struggling to battle a giant mass of an alien that attempted to swallow up their small town in Pennsylvania. The movie poster described the Blob as “Indescribable…Indestructible! Nothing Can Stop It!” Michelle’s orientation & our #bwad e-book! New A Tale Of Two Social Networks. Skip to content Stephen's Lighthouse New Stephen Abram's Posts About Library Land Sign In.
Friend or Foe? Schools Still Struggling With Social Media. New Banned Websites Awareness Day: Oct. 3, 2012. I support AASL Banned Websites Awareness Day. This year it is celebrated on Oct. 3, 2012. Wednesday, October 3, 2012. I challenge you to Google yourself! [Infographic]