Firewalling the WEB
Rona King (audumont@wave.tcs.tulane.edu)
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 23:18:23 EDT
I would like to thank all the people who responded to questions
about firewalling the WEB. Our school systems technology group,
partially in response to your replies, is rethinking whether or not we
should firewall at all. We are looking at the acceptable use policy and
putting the responsibility of proper access on the student. We are also
establishing guidelines for breaking the acceptable use policy. One of
the first consequences mentioned is to talk away computer privileges;
however, some of us think there is a compelling reason why this option
should not be used. Computers are a sophisticated educational tool
seeminglessly integrated in all curricular areas. By taking away
computer privileges, the message being given is that computers are other
than and not essential to the curriculum. I guess it would be equivalent
to taking away microscope privileges in a biology class.
Rona King
Computer Coordinator
Audubon Montessori School
audumont@wave.tcs.tulane.edu