Comments on: Where’s Your Internet Happy Box When You Need It? http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/08/11/wheres-your-internet-happy-box-when-you-need-it/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ken http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/08/11/wheres-your-internet-happy-box-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14278 ken Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:51:45 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=734#comment-14278 At my school, we have an 'internet bipolar box'. Ex: Monday: Is YouTube blocked? No. Tuesday: Is YouTube blocked? Yes, because one student, one, out of the entire district, viewed an inappropriate video while in class. And don't talk to me about the role of the teacher, or a curriculum that's rigorous, or a lesson that actively engages students, or one that holds them accountable for the completion of work. And don't think for one second that it's the job of every teacher to teach about appropriate online behavior in an academic setting. So no YouTube from now on. No for students. No for teachers. What? A teacher wants to show a video on YouTube? Too bad, there are many other venues for videos. We pay for United Streaming and Safari Montage. Again, YouTube is blocked. Wednesday: Is YouTube blocked? No, the social studies department brought the network administrator a box of his favorite candy bars. Thursday: Is YouTube blocked? Yes, the network administrator needed to see his dentist to have a cavity filled, and he will not be in the building. Friday: Is YouTube blocked? Yes, but no. Students are providing teachers with proxies. At my school, we have an ‘internet bipolar box’.

Ex:
Monday: Is YouTube blocked? No.

Tuesday: Is YouTube blocked? Yes, because one student, one, out of the entire district, viewed an inappropriate video while in class. And don’t talk to me about the role of the teacher, or a curriculum that’s rigorous, or a lesson that actively engages students, or one that holds them accountable for the completion of work. And don’t think for one second that it’s the job of every teacher to teach about appropriate online behavior in an academic setting. So no YouTube from now on. No for students. No for teachers. What? A teacher wants to show a video on YouTube? Too bad, there are many other venues for videos. We pay for United Streaming and Safari Montage. Again, YouTube is blocked.

Wednesday: Is YouTube blocked? No, the social studies department brought the network administrator a box of his favorite candy bars.

Thursday: Is YouTube blocked? Yes, the network administrator needed to see his dentist to have a cavity filled, and he will not be in the building.

Friday: Is YouTube blocked? Yes, but no. Students are providing teachers with proxies.

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/08/11/wheres-your-internet-happy-box-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14277 Graham Wegner Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:56:30 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=734#comment-14277 Thanks guys, it's a term that could really take off, hey? If you're interested, here's the <a href="http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/2009-08-12/" rel="nofollow">next installment</a> and the <a href="http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/2009-08-11/" rel="nofollow">logical follow up</a> with Rat's great quote, "...the internet was specifically invented so that living beings everywhere could be anonymously rude to one another." This has fast become my favourite comic strip of all time. I think I'd like to get a Pearls Before Swine skin for my new MacBook Pro. Thanks guys, it’s a term that could really take off, hey? If you’re interested, here’s the next installment and the logical follow up with Rat’s great quote, “…the internet was specifically invented so that living beings everywhere could be anonymously rude to one another.”
This has fast become my favourite comic strip of all time. I think I’d like to get a Pearls Before Swine skin for my new MacBook Pro.

]]> By: Paul Wilkinson http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/08/11/wheres-your-internet-happy-box-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14276 Paul Wilkinson Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:42:41 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=734#comment-14276 Fantastic. I just love it. Thanks for sharing this one. Fantastic. I just love it. Thanks for sharing this one.

]]> By: brains95 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/08/11/wheres-your-internet-happy-box-when-you-need-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14275 brains95 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:41:50 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=734#comment-14275 At least we've got a name now for overly restricted campus networks. > Is Wikipedia Blocked > Is Youtube Blocked > Is delicious blocked > Is SecondLife blocked Welcome to the "Internet Happy Box" At least we’ve got a name now for overly restricted campus networks.
> Is Wikipedia Blocked
> Is Youtube Blocked
> Is delicious blocked
> Is SecondLife blocked

Welcome to the “Internet Happy Box”

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