For about a year I have been studying the uses and applications of Second Life for education. It's a idea that has shaken up the education world in a positive way. So why the F*** does my school block it?
When I first arrived I was able to view the forums and blogs of "Real-Life Education" group. I would study on my off period and get ideas on how ongoing classes were adapting to it. Now I get a blocked page stating that Second Life is NOT "appropriate use" of the internet. Not only is the main/teen site is blocked but also are the blogs of educators who use the program.
How are we to help our students with so much opposition? 3D interfaces are not just for games anymore! It's is the future of the internet. Get with the times people!
*after post*
OH GAWD! Now they blocked blogger sites! There goes another of the kid's research refrences.
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Hi Amanda.
This here is offtopic and has nothing to do with your blog-article, but I was trying to get your mail addy from somewhere, without results. I hope you still know me from SL, as zackwumsdi ;)
I had to leave SL before I would have been addicted to that game ;)
Anyways, I really enjoyed your webradio show. There was an url written on that t-shirt you gave me in SL. I think that was the url to hear your streaming from outside of SL, right? It would be really nice if I could listen again to your show. So maybe, if you want.. send me an email to zackwumsdi@yahoo.de with that url :)
Already miss you guys!
zackwumsdi
Well, we all know that alot of bloggers ask questions about alot of things, such as politics, religion, which chewing gum last the longest, etc.
Of course, we all know questioning anything or even educating ourselves via other people's opinions (other than the Bible or the state) is unamerican.
On a more serious note, the problem you're encountering may be something that a number of freedom of speech and expression lobbying groups may be more than happy to jump on and pursue legal means to be addressed.
Blocking Second Life, I can understand to a certain extents due to general ignorance of 3d and bandwidth intensive applications.
Blocking blogs, a mere expression of a person's opinions... that sounds quite totalitarian and something that a school district could only do by violating basic constitutional amendments. Blogs aren't bandwidth intensive, many provide insight into the going ons of many elements of society, and some even are journalisticly relevant.
If it's something that you feel strongly about, at least let some of the first amendment right watchdog groups know what's going on.
Toodles,
Kevin D.
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