Summarize+Discussion+July+5-July+11

NETS T 4.b and 5.b

It seems that something needs to be done that will allow teachers more access to teaching tools. At Austin, we currently have too many restrictions that are preventing us from utilizing what I'm learning. Myself and the other teachers from AASD now have some "unassigned homework" to do so we can unlock our blogs, wikis, and other great tools at school. According to blog author Chris O'Neil, "...we have laws and regulations in place designed to protect children's safety (the Children's Internet Protection Act [CIPA]) and the privacy of our children (the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act [COPPA])." There is obvious research and data to show that using 21st Century skills and higher order thinking skills will greatly improve the quality of education the students receive. Let's allow them to use it and take off and run with it.