Comments on Are you in charge of filtering websites? Then you have some explaining to do.TypePad2009-08-14T10:33:04ZEwan McIntoshhttps://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2009/08/filtering_websites/comments/atom.xml/Cormac Hannon commented on 'Are you in charge of filtering websites? Then you have some explaining to do.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e20120a4f414d8970b2009-08-14T13:53:16Z2009-08-14T13:53:16ZCormac Hannonhttp://sgcbusiness.comHere in Ireland, all schools are on a centrally managed broadband network that blocks access for teachers and students to...<p>Here in Ireland, all schools are on a centrally managed broadband network that blocks access for teachers and students to Facebook, Bebo, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and Wordpress. They will allow access to Twitter for a trial period from September.</p>
<p>It's time these were opened up for access in schools. There is a need to look at the benefits of social media in schools versus the risks e.g., inappropriate content.</p>
<p>Students are accessing these sites anyway in school on their mobile devices and at home.</p>