Oct17-3

media type="custom" key="2142527" How do we become the facilitator of the staff. Where does the support come from and how do we make sure our message comes through to the entire staff. Filtering tools, blocking sites, and guidelines to protect students will always be an issue. Addressing student behaviour is the key, but parental support for the 'troubled' student will continue to arise. Are there specific methods to address problems to encourage proper behaviour and more success? How much filtering is too much? Do you want 80% or 100% while limiting everybody. How does a staff fulfill a new policy on filtering without affecting the wrong person? Policy will be different for different schools. Such as - should there be a division wide permissions list? (for research papers / web based work that may direct you to 'inappropriate sites')

What allows us to be successful? A supportive administration, and their ability to understand what we need, want, and hope to accomplish. We still need the "time" to do a comprehensive job. Other teachers that may not be comfortable, will not take the time to get better because they need more support, or, a working partner to tread through new territory. It is tough to get good at computer info/teaching/understanding if the support is not there for someone new. Mentorship - is this a possibility - or a way in which more 'tech newbies' can enter the dark side? Supports? - what has been stated above - the need for time and working with someone (people) in a collaborative partnership.