NOT long ago, friends of mine confessed over dinner that they had put spyware on their 15-year-old son’s computer so they could monitor all he did online. At first I was repelled at this invasion of privacy. Now, after doing a fair amount of research, I get it.
For most of high school, Rey spent hours online reading about transgendered people and their lives. “The Internet is the best thing for trans people,” he said. “Living in the suburbs, online groups were an access point.”
Last week, I learned a valuable lesson: never, ever leave young kids on their own with a computer -- even if they are only logged into www.bobthe-builder.com.
Powerful new Internet products are therefore being developed for almost every education application, from curriculum and school management to professional development, and the influence of user-created online media is clearly evident. Online products now make use of high-speed interactive multimedia, offer customized and personalized features, and link to communities of users from schools and from home. But at the same time, finding information on the best products has never been more important or more complicated, so we asked our readers to help us select the Top 100 Products of 2007-08.
It’s free, and it’s online in its entirety. The show surveys the current kids-online situation—thoroughly, open-mindedly and frankly.
“Sure, there are dangers. But they’re hugely overhyped by the media. The tales of pedophiles luring children out of their homes are like plane crashes: they happen extremely rarely, but when they do, they make headlines everywhere. The Internet is just another facet of socialization for the new generation; as always, common sense and a level head are the best safeguards.”
CORPUS CHRISTI — CCISD?s new Web site format is a hit -- and keeps getting them.
District officials said last week the district?s new eChalk system broke records with more than 556,000 hits to district and campus sites in the first two days of its launch.
Hand a bouquet of ROSES to the Corpus Christi Independent School District which this week rolled out eChalk, an online tool that should help parents track the academic progress of their student. The system uses passwords to protect privacy, but the basic idea is to allow parents to look at grade reports, progress reports and attendance reports.
Corpus Christi Independent School District?s eChalk online system went live Monday, allowing parents access to a number of items never before available online, including grade reports, progress reports and attendance reports. Passwords are required for parents to view information.
Every two weeks until the end of the school year, we’ll host “A Day in the Life” conversation with different stakeholders, including principals, curriculum specialists, teachers, technology integration specialists, parents, and students, focused on how technology is improving communication and transforming instruction and learning in their districts.
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