{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51686226","dateCreated":"1331694757","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"CParadise","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CParadise","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mid-deltechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/51686226"},"dateDigested":1532144808,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Mid-Del 24\/7 PD","description":"I didn't see this program mentioned.  I could have missed it though.  I know this is something that the district is going to be working to expand, so it might be a good thing to include in the Goals section as well as the professional development section.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51712522","body":"Thanks Chris, I will add it.","dateCreated":"1331749672","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"afriend","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/afriend","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1243808484\/afriend-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"51686092","dateCreated":"1331694377","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"CParadise","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CParadise","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mid-deltechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/51686092"},"dateDigested":1532144808,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Student access to PowerSchool","description":"I was at a meeting the other day and one of the teachers from another district talked about how helpful it was that her students had access to the gradebook just like the parents did.  They had their own access codes and could check their own grades and assignments.  Is this something Mid-Del could consider?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51712278","body":"That isn't a question I can answer, that would answer would come from Student Accounting.","dateCreated":"1331749410","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"afriend","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/afriend","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1243808484\/afriend-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51718064","body":"Is it something we would be interested in enough to pursue with them?","dateCreated":"1331756669","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"CParadise","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CParadise","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51722198","body":"Agreed","dateCreated":"1331763785","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Johnsmj73003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Johnsmj73003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"51648026","dateCreated":"1331645933","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Johnsmj73003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Johnsmj73003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mid-deltechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/51648026"},"dateDigested":1532144809,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Allowing Portable Device Use in the Schools","description":"I believe that we should allow students to use their portable internet devices in school (i.e. Kindles, Ipads, cell phones, etc.).  Students of the 21st Century use technology in ways that we only dreamed of.  They study, interact, take notes, and communicate through the internet and on their portable devices.  As long as they are using these devices for legitimate school work, why would we want to hinder them from working during their lunch time or before or after school?  If this is the \u201ccarrot\u201d we need to get them to interact more in class and help with their studies, then so be it.  There is so much potential with these devices, I believe that we are not only fighting the inevitable, but hindering their educational advancement.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51714350","body":"Are you OK with the paragraph asking for a review of policy J-17?","dateCreated":"1331752353","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"afriend","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/afriend","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1243808484\/afriend-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51722176","body":"Yes.","dateCreated":"1331763740","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Johnsmj73003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Johnsmj73003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"51647836","dateCreated":"1331645544","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Johnsmj73003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Johnsmj73003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/mid-deltechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/51647836"},"dateDigested":1532144809,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Leveled Internet Access","description":"I believe that we should allow leveled internet access according to grade level.  I believe in heaver filters for elementary schools, moderate filters in middle schools, and no filters in high schools.  These filters are not only not effective (students find ways around them), but they hinder the educational process by blocking sites due to \u201ckey words\u201d and the like.  As an art teacher, I found it very difficult to do research and to assign research projects to my students because entire museum sites were blocked due to one word or one image that some software considered inappropriate.  The district wants everyone to follow its Facebook and Twitter accounts but blocks access to them at the sites where, for some students, this is the only internet access they have.  If a student does look up inappropriate stuff on the schools server, the sites will punish that student accordingly.  They already have ways around our firewalls and filters, so we are really just banging our heads against the wall on this one.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51686426","body":"What kind of heavier filters do you think should be in place for elementary schools?  I think the ones we have in place are just fine.  My students haven't been blocked from any site they needed to get to, and if they did I was able to ask and have it unblocked.  That said, I don't disagree that a more free access environment in the high schools would be bad thing.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFor elementary schools, the Facebook and Twitter issues aren't as big because our kids aren't supposed to have those accounts anyway.","dateCreated":"1331695179","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"CParadise","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CParadise","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51706318","body":"Good point...I was not suggesting more filters for elementray schools, just less for the older kids.","dateCreated":"1331741793","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Johnsmj73003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Johnsmj73003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51712466","body":"We do have to have Internet filtering for all students.  It is called CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) and it is protection from harmful sites.  I have heard of leveled filtering, but I'm not sure if we have that capability.  That would be a question for the Information Services\/System Network group.","dateCreated":"1331749611","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"afriend","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/afriend","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1243808484\/afriend-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51714612","body":"Not only do we have the capability to perform leveled internet filtering, but we have it implemented.  As Anita pointed out, we cannot remove all filtering for any level of student because of CIPA requirements.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIf you can identify particular sites that your students should have access to but don't, there is a process to request through the Teaching and Learning chain to have sites blocked or unblocked as appropriate.  Once approved, our staff can implement.","dateCreated":"1331752832","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"kknauss","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kknauss","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}