tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864323.post2471572307845812454..comments2023-11-15T02:38:18.876-05:00Comments on misterteacher.com: What I Like About Ask.commisterteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05694937864430889391noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864323.post-46839273350641855542008-01-30T18:45:00.000-05:002008-01-30T18:45:00.000-05:00Hi James,Consider the outrageous cases that have a...Hi James,<BR/>Consider the outrageous cases that have appeared recently: The Julie Amero Case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Amero or the Florida school campus officer investigation that just showed up this week. I know you must have read the Wired article on that one or check out http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tech_law_prof/2008/01/florida-school.html.<BR/><BR/>To protect yourself, make certain that your school has some sort of written policy that you can follow. Ours is currently very restrictive: It does not allow elementary students to use Internet search engines without direct teacher supervision, and teachers are required to screen sites they use in the classroom. I always test the search boxes and the root folders on a web site. Even that doesn't always work. Last year I had a good link turn into a porn link on one of my webquests. Another teacher brought it to my attention. <BR/><BR/>At any rate, don't assume that it is the kid that will get into trouble. It only takes one kid and one parent to kick up a storm.Mike Frerichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290731908097927886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864323.post-71722394581427732222008-01-28T17:15:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:15:00.000-05:00Do you really have to worry about your elementary ...Do you really have to worry about your elementary kids doing a search like that during class? My kids wouldn't even think to do something like that. And even if they did, THEY would be the ones to get in trouble for doing it. I would hope that your administration would be sane enough to punish the kids and not you.misterteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694937864430889391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864323.post-88576076321043022922008-01-28T12:06:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:06:00.000-05:00James,I like your suggestions here. I was about t...James,<BR/>I like your suggestions here. I was about to put together a lesson for my elementary students using this post. The only problem I had with Ask.com is it failed my "kid safe" test. If you type in the search term sex, you wind up with some very inappropriate sites. Even worse if you search blogs.Mike Frerichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290731908097927886noreply@blogger.com