Submitted by Jim R. Moulton (not verified) on April 23, 2008 - 16:10.
Hello, Marcia!
I am always interested, in discussing filters with high school teachers, to see how many have had the following happen: In class, on the big screen, the teacher is heading to a web site. The site is filtered. A student says, "Hey, [insert teacher name here] want me to get you around that?" And the teacher is stuck with either not using a web resource they had hoped to use or "breaking the rules..."
Best use, of course, is not to go underground. Rather, as you and others have suggested here, it is to work collaboratively - tech staff, teachers, and students - as a team with the purpose of improving teaching and learning. I advocate for the teacher override.
As to the connections to Spanish speakers... Have you looked at http://www.cilc.org? They send out a weekly (I think) newsletter of "collaboration requests," and often there are folks looking to make some connections to support language growth. You do need to register, but there is a "free" level that I use.
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Submitted by Jim R. Moulton (not verified) on April 23, 2008 - 16:10.
Hello, Marcia!
I am always interested, in discussing filters with high school teachers, to see how many have had the following happen: In class, on the big screen, the teacher is heading to a web site. The site is filtered. A student says, "Hey, [insert teacher name here] want me to get you around that?" And the teacher is stuck with either not using a web resource they had hoped to use or "breaking the rules..."
Best use, of course, is not to go underground. Rather, as you and others have suggested here, it is to work collaboratively - tech staff, teachers, and students - as a team with the purpose of improving teaching and learning. I advocate for the teacher override.
As to the connections to Spanish speakers... Have you looked at http://www.cilc.org? They send out a weekly (I think) newsletter of "collaboration requests," and often there are folks looking to make some connections to support language growth. You do need to register, but there is a "free" level that I use.
Cheers.
Jim