Re: [DDN] Do Internet Filters Undermine the Teaching of 21st Century Citizenship?
Much of my presentation relied on links to relevant YouTube clips that have influenced policymaking and elections. The only problem was a filter blocked access to the clips, so I was forced to pantomime the videos. I had asked some online volunteers to use YouTube and other resources to find videos that provided examples of nonprofit organizations advocating for their causes or trying to educate the public about a particular issue. And they sent me several links and descriptions. And I couldn't look at any of them because, that same week, both my guest house in Kabul and the IT guys at work decided to put in a more strict firewall. I understand why they did it -- because of bandwidth. But the firewall is also now preventing me from accessing materials relating to gender and development. In my case, Internet filters are undermining my abilities to access information I need to do my job most effectively... Jayne Cravens, MSc jc at coyotecommunications dot com Nonprofits/Civil Society -- Resources Services www.coyotecommunications.com/ International Development Work Studies www.coyotecommunications.com/development ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Do Internet Filters Undermine the Teaching of 21st Century Citizenship?
Hi everyone, Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak at the JFK Presidential Library's annual educational institute to a group of educators, historians and media professionals about the impact of Web 2.0 on journalism. One of the points of my presentation was to make a connection between media literacy skills and 21st century citizenship, in which the Internet creates new opportunities for civic participation, assuming you have the skills to do it. Much of my presentation relied on links to relevant YouTube clips that have influenced policymaking and elections. The only problem was a filter blocked access to the clips, so I was forced to pantomime the videos. So while I was sitting at Logan airport stranded for about four hours last night, I wrote up some thoughts about the experience, and the potential impact of educators and students being denied access to materials directly relevant to civic education. It's been posted to my pbs blog, and you can find it here: http://urltea.com/10z5 The blog also includes a link to the powerpoint I used during the presentation, in case you're interested. thanks, andy Andy Carvin andycarvin at yahoo com www.andycarvin.com www.pbs.org/learningnow ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
