Comments on: The Balance Between Freedom and Responsibility http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Pace of Change » Blog Archive » To Block or Not To Block Google Images http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-8310 The Pace of Change » Blog Archive » To Block or Not To Block Google Images Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:32:37 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/#comment-8310 [...] Special thanks to Will Richardson for his ”Balance Between Freedom and Responsibility“ post on Weblogg-ed, in which he called Chris’ article one of the “best posts of 2006″, which grabbed my attention. [...] [...] Special thanks to Will Richardson for his ”Balance Between Freedom and Responsibility“ post on Weblogg-ed, in which he called Chris’ article one of the “best posts of 2006″, which grabbed my attention. [...]

]]> By: Paul Bradshaw http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-8305 Paul Bradshaw Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:22:59 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/#comment-8305 an age old problem... isn't this just a case of when kids have access to paper and pencil - they pass notes around? Some are appropriate but some will be mischievous, no doubt some hurtful. Ultimately it is down to the vigilance of the teacher (and other kids) to recognise wrong-doing and correct bad behaviour. However parallel to this is the pro-active encouragement of the teacher to promote the safe and appropriate use of these amazing tools we now have access to as opposed to just ordering a blanket ban. an age old problem…

isn’t this just a case of when kids have access to paper and pencil – they pass notes around? Some are appropriate but some will be mischievous, no doubt some hurtful.
Ultimately it is down to the vigilance of the teacher (and other kids) to recognise wrong-doing and correct bad behaviour. However parallel to this is the pro-active encouragement of the teacher to promote the safe and appropriate use of these amazing tools we now have access to as opposed to just ordering a blanket ban.

]]> By: Chris Lehmann http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-8276 Chris Lehmann Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:11:06 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/#comment-8276 I agree with Brian -- it is about all the devices. We may not like it, but the walls of the school are breaking down -- with or without our permission. We can put our heads in the sand and pretend it's not happening, pretend we can just stop it from happening, or we can engage our communities to find healthy and safe ways for it to happen. I agree with Brian — it is about all the devices. We may not like it, but the walls of the school are breaking down — with or without our permission. We can put our heads in the sand and pretend it’s not happening, pretend we can just stop it from happening, or we can engage our communities to find healthy and safe ways for it to happen.

]]> By: Ontario Blogs - “Project Staffroom” » Blog Archive » Freedom and responsibility in blogging http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-8264 Ontario Blogs - “Project Staffroom” » Blog Archive » Freedom and responsibility in blogging Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:31:39 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/#comment-8264 [...] This morning I came across an interesing post on Will Richardson’s “Weblogg-ed” called “The Balance Between Freedom and Responsibility.” [...] [...] This morning I came across an interesing post on Will Richardson’s “Weblogg-ed” called “The Balance Between Freedom and Responsibility.” [...]

]]> By: Brian Crosby http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-8260 Brian Crosby Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:30:42 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-balance-between-freedom-and-responsibility/#comment-8260 And as we have been saying for a long time - they all have cell phones and they all use those responsibly 24/7 right???? Like you mentioned this forces the ethics and responsible use conversation - but that conversation won’t just be focused on iChat – it will also pertain by default to all read/write web and communication use. And as we have been saying for a long time – they all have cell phones and they all use those responsibly 24/7 right???? Like you mentioned this forces the ethics and responsible use conversation – but that conversation won’t just be focused on iChat – it will also pertain by default to all read/write web and communication use.

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