I blocked chat for students. I see more garbage use than educational use in the chat feature plus its easier to hide than sending an e-mail.
Chris Franzen Technology Coordinator Nokomis School District 511 Oberle St. Nokomis, IL 62075 On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Mike Oliveri <[email protected] > wrote: > I blocked students from the chat only because I know teachers will come to > me to whine about it rather than enforcing it themselves, just like they do > when kids are surfing inappropriate places or playing games. So it's a > pre-emptive strike. > > Mike > > > On Aug 31, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Michael Bendorf wrote: > > > Does anyone allow students to use the chat feature? > > If a student uploads a pic to their chat profile, can anyone outside of > the domain see that picture? > > > > I want to let me students chat, as it is really no different then > allowing them to email eachother, other than being faster/easier/more like > what they are used to. It should be the teacher's responsibility to keep > their attention, but really - it is the same as an email... > > > > --Michael T. Bendorf-- > > Technology Administrator > > A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 > > 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 > > DID #: 217.476.6019 > > Cellular: 217.306.6824 > > > > "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during > your lectures so that I do not need you any more." > > > > A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for > others. > > > > "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the > enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers > using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." > > > > - Alan Kay > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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