I am so excited by all of the technology we have discussed in class and read in the book. However, I see lots of opposition from my administration to using such resources. The administration doesn't like for the students to have free reign of the Internet. They don't like not having control about what RSS feeds the students are subscribing to. Are the sites they are saving in Furl educational (because we wouldn't want them to have a site that's just "fun" saved)? Are the Podcasts they are listening to on iTunes appropriate? Is an Internet predator going to start commenting on their blogs?
There are so many questions, and I don't know if the answer is that we need to keep a close eye on everything that every student is doing, or if the answer is to RELAX and trust the students a little more. If there are expectations set, they should be doing exactly what we ask of them and nothing else. If they are challenged everyday in the classroom, and feel engaged in the content while using technology, why would it be so bad if they had a link to a silly video on YouTube?
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