[Year 12 IT Apps] YouTube down the tubes?

[Stuart Walkerden (STUW)]

I believe that, left to their own devices, students will waste a lot of time and our download quota on Youtube. So we have it blocked for most students. Our software (Web Marshal) enables us to allow access for particular groups at particular times so that teachers can utilise the educational value as appropriate. For example all of our VCE Media students have unrestricted access to YouTube. When ever any other teachers need access they let me or our techies know. It is quite simple to allow access to particular groups.
 
Stuart Walkerden
Head of Information Technology
Huntingtower School
T +61 3 9807 8888 F +61 3 9888 1089 
W http://www.huntingtower.vic.edu.au
77 Waimarie Drive, Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia 

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Jim Bunn
Sent: Mon 8/6/2007 12:51 PM
To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] YouTube down the tubes?



Blocked here as well - violence and undesirable are the reasons




Jim Bunn
CCNA CCAI ITE1
Technology Coordinator
Hampton Park Secondary College
Victoria  Australia
8795 9400

bunn.jim.c at edumail.vic.gov.au

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Sent: Monday, 6 August 2007 7:51 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] YouTube down the tubes?

Can I take up an issue with YouTube.
Our admin is looking to ban YouTube on the basis that "all other
schools" already have banned it and therefore our students are at risk
in ways other students are not.
Would appreciate some feedback on whether schools have banned YouTube
or not - will be of value as we try to decide on its in-school
educational potential. At the moment the defense is being held together
by curriculum initiatives. Keith's input is more appreciated as
supportive evidence.

With Thanks
John Turner

On 03/08/2007, at 9:23 PM, Keith Richardson wrote:

> U-Tube has many excellent tutorials on Excel, some of which I am using
> with my ITA kids for U4O1 preparation.
>
> However, I also found this that might interest a few of you...
> Here is an interesting one I found to make Gantt charts for project
> management
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW_wGSFavTc
>
> Use Excel to create a project management Gantt chart.
> Cheers, Keith.
> Keith Richardson
> ITA List Moderator
> Head of ICT, Leibler Yavneh College
> Elsternwick
> Ph: 03.9528.4911
> k.richardson at yavneh.vic.edu.au
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Presbyterian Ladies' College
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