The blog's been a little quiet of late. This has been due in no small part to the disgraceful restrictions on free-speech which have led to sites such as blogger.com being blocked in schools across South Lanarkshire. Not only is this short-sighted and frankly stupid, but flies in the face of everything a 'curriculum for excellence' is supposed to stand for. Our blog has stimulated sometimes heated debate, brought the school into the wider community through our interactions with the world of politics and our highlighting of environmental issues, and introduced web 2.0 to a whole new generation through our work with primary pupils and our sister blog 7ups2cathkin.
At last sense may have prevailed and we will once again have access to our blogs in school and will be able to continue with our efforts both curricular and social. And not a moment too soon. Our school is a pilot school for the Scottish Schools digital network (GLOW). Lets hope the short-sightedness of the powers that be which have for many weeks blocked access to this blog does not manage to apply its cack-handed approach to this important ICT development.
Watch out for a fresh look and more controversial topics which are coming soon to the Cathkin High site.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
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3 comments:
Hi, can you tell me when the block on Blogger is to be lifted by SLC?
It would save me tons of work!
Unfortunately, the block will not be lifted. Schools have asked for the ban, due to the possibility of links to 'inappropriate' sites and content. We get round this in this school by having purchased RM Safety net plus which gives the school local control over internet accessed content.
Where are you from, Mr McGowan ? What do you think of our site ? do you have your own ?
Hi I am at Hamilton Grammar and I am in the process of setting up Social Media outlets for our kids.
I used to work in Saint Roch's in Glasgow and was the author of www.bog-roch.blogspot.com
as well as my own www.mrmcgowan.blogspot.com
I think blogger is far superior to edublogs and the like.
We too have the safety net and I guess this is the only way to do so.
I love all the good work you are doing, and we should definently exchange ideas.
I have some materials you may find useful for blogger. Can you email me at:
mmcgowan
@hamilton.s-lanark.sch.uk
I left a deliberate break there to avoid spam!
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