blogging "bumps in the night" (Sasha)
In COA, Alan November, Terry Freedman and David Warlick all address some of the potential problems administrators; educators and students will face in using blogs. Freedman talks of the possibility of too many perspectives and rules, while November points out the frequency of blocked sites and the call for responsible use and etiquette. If given a classroom with 5-10 computers and required to incorporate blogs into your art curriculum, how would you address these areas? How will you deal with the negative impact such as disorder or potential criminal or libelous activity?
Courtesy of Katie, to get you startedhttp://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/call_for_a_blog_1.html
Comments
To begin I would introduce the concept of blogs and how they have been used in a positive way. I would also set standards and expectations from the very beginning. In addition, Like our class (arte 670) I would also set aside time for students to write in their blogs and post on each others. I hope that through my introduction as using blogging as a tool to develop one's artistic creations issues in crime or libelous activity would be avoided because the primary purpose of the blogging would be to enhance the student's art-making. Within the blogs I would also direct students to particular websites related to their own artwork in hopes that they begin to use the blog as a way to formulate and expand on their original ideas. I hope this is what you wanted for an answer.
Posted by: Sasha | April 4, 2007 5:16 PM
We need to just be upfront with our students and tell them that they are expected to behave responsibly. They will need to know how to act when they're not in school anymore and I doubt that they will be able to hear their parents if they try to teach the students about online etiquette, etc. So they have to learn about it somewhere and school is as good a place as any really.
I don't think that we need to keep students in the dark about the dangers of the Internet. I think that many school's policies on blocking websites is harmful to kids in that it keeps them from knowing how to avoid the things that we don't want them to encounter. Meaning that if those firewalls aren't up at home then how do they know what is okay and what isn't? I understand the legal necessities for protecting and firewalling but I think that children need to be informed about how to make good decisions about web content.
Posted by: katie | April 12, 2007 2:04 PM