Re: [LM_NET] Question on READ software from ALA - VENT -another example

[Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>]

Perhaps of interest -- 

This topic of discussion just came up at a meeting I
attended last week.

1. If the district or state is paying for Internet
access -- then the district or state has the right to
determine what takes up the bandwidth --

2. You may have thought all of the media specialists
would enjoy the site --  but they may not have and
complained --
I just dealt with that that situation -- I have had
tons and tons of complaints about too much spam
getting to teachers email -- my teachers monitor their
own email -- and can blacklist what they don't want --
much to my amazement -- when I took the time to
investigate -- all of the spam in question was being
sent by other teachers and staff within the district
-- what they thought others may be interested in --
was drawing tons of complaints

3. ANyone who sends anything in email whether in a
school system or not -- has the potential to be
monitored.  All email now by law has to be available
for eDiscovery challenges -- the rules for that are
unbelievable and school districts are not.

Before anyone starts bashing IT -- they need to
understand both sides of the issue --

I am a media specialist and am now the Director of IT
--

Many media specialists are not aware -- do not have an
understanding of the issues involved --


I am not advocating for either postion --

But I am tired of seeing IT bashed by media
specialists --

You can hear similar complaints about media
specialists -- they are uncooperative -- they are an
obstacle to reading because they charge fines, etc.,
etc. so before we bash others -- think about how we
feel when we read what others say about media
specialists




--- ann reed <reedref@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Lisa & LM_NET... this reminds me of many years ago
> before I retired from the public school system I
> worked for for 29 years.
>    
>   I got an email from one of the IT persons for
> accessing an inappropriate and uneducational site.
>    
>   (......they monitored our emails, which we all
> knew...so I was very careful what I emailed)  I had
> emailed all the other librarians in the system about
> the site that a student had just shown me, just
> saying if they needed a smile and had a second, this
> site would produce a smile.
>    
>   I really caught "what-for" about this.
>    
>   The BEST and funniest thing was that about 3 years
> later, the business teacher was showing me something
> in her textbook...  I noticed on the opposite page
> in the textbook that they had a whole page devoted
> to this site, listing it as an example of fun things
> that could be found on the Internet that you could
> safely show your students.
>    
>   What was this inappropriate site according to the
> IT person...?   I just checked, it's still available
> and has morphed into a real business... you have
> probably heard of it.  It's the Dancing Hampters'
> site: (http://www.hampsterdance.com/classorig.html) 
> 
>    
>   So yes, IT people are like this many places ...
> given authority to access what you have been trained
> professionally to evaluate, whereas most the times
> they have not been.  
>    
>   Just one example.
>    
>   Ann
>    
>    
>    
>    
>    
>   
> Lisa Hunt <lisa3moon@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>   It is widely used by our excellent multi-county
> public library system. This year I wanted to
> "splurge" and buy one for my school use. However, it
> had to pass muster from our IT department
> first!!!!!! The request was sent to IT where it
> languished for almost a month. I didn't realize it
> required "software" approval until I checked why the
> requisition request was taking so long. "Oh, I'm
> sorry but IT has to approve it first. They are very
> busy over there, do you want me to check on its
> progress so far?" I steamed, CANCELLED the order and
> stomped out of the office. I know it's not a
> professional reaction, but I'm tired of non-teachers
> directed so much of my business!!! I know that the
> product is good and provides many opportunities to
> connect books and readers.
> 
> Donna Burke 
> wrote: Has anyone used the READ software from ALA to
> create posters and bookmarks? It comes with
> Photoshop software that enables you to create layers
> for background, text, and your own pictures. And it
> seems wonderful, but mine did not come with
> instructions and is a bit more complicated than I
> imagined!! If you have used this software and can
> find the time, please send easy to follow
> instructions to get me started. Thanks. 
> 
> Donna Burke
> Media Specialist 
> Heritage Year-Round Middle School 
> 3400 Rogers Rd. 
> Wake Forest, NC 27587 
> 562-6228
> dburke@wcpss.net 
> 
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Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center
Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
paula_yohe@yahoo.com


      
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