On Wed March 10 2004 17:01, Jarrod Major wrote: <snip> > > I truly sympathize with your plight. I am aware how much you feel that your > hands are tied. There is no guarantee that even if you got the right to use > any of the above apps or solutions that it would still work, what if those > ports were blocked within/without the school network. There are levels and > levels here. With all the movies and horror stories of kids hacking into > school computers how can you really blame them for being paranoid. We all > know that a healthy level of paranoia is critical to survival in this wired > world. Good on the school boards if they are this protective. I would > rather that then some creep getting vital statistics on my kid.
In fact, (believe it or not) Alberta Learning actually has some very comprehensive technology guidelines/curriculum/rules, not the least of which is FOIPP (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy). While it can be easy to bash the school system, Alberta Learning actually does a lot of things right regarding technology. Doesn't mean everyone adheres to the standards, but they're there. http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/technology/bestpractices/ Curtis > Or using > the school resources to send out the next Trojan. And yes, a few bad apples > spoil it for everyone. > > I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your endeavors so > far. It appears that you have gone about this more or less the right way... > up to inviting us to send mail to your VP or Principal. > > Officially I don't think we can help you more than that. > > Good luck! > > Jarrod Major > President CLUG _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
