[Year 12 IT Apps] YouTube down the tubes?

Mon Aug 6 15:16:54 EST 2007

Unfortunately many parents have no idea and although many in the 
community would like to see schools responsible for teaching everything, 
we are of the opinion here that we want to be proactive in teaching the 
kids about safe web practise, simply because we have the expertise to do 
it. Not too many parents would have any idea about what today's web 
entails and as "the people who know", we believe we need to play a part. 
Not what is right and what is wrong, but these are the strategies being 
used to get inside your computer, get you to divulge information etc.
We try to accept the roll of role models for best web practise and 
demonstrate by doing.
This is not a comment on your classes Kent so don't take umbridge, :) 
but as a IT and Science teacher I sometimes use the "what are they doing 
on the web" as a bit of a mirror. If I have a lot of the class doing 
other things, I know that I need to look at how I am delivering my 
course or the content or the relevancy. I take into account the fact 
that many would just sit and stare out the window regardless of what I 
want them to do, but I know I have hit a sweet spot when all the 
students are engaged, even when the whole web beckons. Ahhhh POLT
cheers
cameron

Kent Beveridge wrote:
> youtube and myspace blocked here. What the kids do with internet at 
> home is up to the parents. Can you imagine how we IT teachers would 
> have so much time wasted if we unblocked everything.
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> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Stuart Walkerden 
> (STUW)
> *Sent:* Mon 8/6/2007 2:07 PM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] YouTube down the tubes?
>
> 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
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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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au 
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> On Behalf Of jturner
> 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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