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Have been thinking this through as I prepare to give a workshop on Web 2.0 next week. My district does not allow myspace or facebook. They do allow NING if you set up a specific one. My thoughts; We should not be teaching kids that it is OK to bypass filters. Bypassing filters, hacking for myspace also allows bypassing systems for lots of other things. Do you want to open that can of worms? We should NOT allow any and all social networking sites. Yes, students will use them now and in the future. Yes, we should do some teaching using these tools. But the tools we SELECT should be ones that we can monitor and adjust to our needs. I am working hard for my district to loosen up, allow someone at school to allow filter unblocking but I do not advocate nor do I use a proxy filter blocker. This is an analogy I have been thinking over. It probably has a hole or two in it, but I think it does address this issue somewhat. Our students will probably all drive cars one day. We need to teach them traffic safety both as drivers and as pedestrians. But we don't put them in cars unless they are in Drivers Ed classes. Even when they are in driving situations we don't just say "go for it". Deborah Stafford Gen. H.H. Arnold High School Wiesbaden, Germany deborah.stafford@t-online.de -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------