[CASL-L] Teach Kids To Be Their Own Internet Filters

[Michelle Luhtala]

In an effort to address Banned Websites Awareness Day,
Mind/Shift<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/>,
a blog out of KQED in San Francisco published this
post<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/teach-kids-to-be-their-own-filter/>
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*"It’s becoming less and less effective to block students from websites.
When Los Angeles Unified rolled out its one-to-one iPad program,
administrators expected to be able to control how students used them both
in school and at home. But, not surprisingly, kids are resourceful and
students quickly found ways around the security, prompting the district to
require students to turn over the devices.*
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*Students live in an information-saturated world. Rather than shielding
them from the digital world, many agree the most effective way to keep them
safe and using the internet responsibly as a learning tool is to teach them
how to be their own filters. That’s not only a life skill, but one that’s
important when researching. Older kids, especially, have the capacity to
learn how to decide which online sources can be trusted and why...
read more<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/teach-kids-to-be-their-own-filter/>
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