Staying Safe

Darren‘s complied a collection of some solid blogging safety resources.  Also, he’s posted a recent interview he gave about how blogging is a part of his classroom practice.   Well worth a listen.  Still more good stuff — he’s also begun to blog over at nonscholae.org, a:

site devoted to the responsible use of blogs,
photosharing, podcasts, web hosting, educational games, instant
messaging and other social software in schools. Our students want to be
web authors, create content and take part in distributed conversations,
not just web consumers.

Non scholae sed vitae discimus

We learn, not for school, but for life – Seneca, Epistulae

We believe that these tools and resources should not be blocked or banned
from schools. As educators, we should be familiarising learners with
these technologies, supporting and facilitating their responsible use
and equipping our students with the skills to keep them safe and savvy
in the online world.

However, at the moment, many schools are simply closing their eyes,
banning these technologies and doing their learners a disservice in the
process.

We want to persuade and help you to persuade your school, district
and department that this is an irresponsible approach to information
communication technology literacy. To do that we publish a regular blog, maintain a  critical analysis of software and filters, have a simple manifesto signed by hundreds of teachers and experts in education from around the world and a number of resources ranging from more information about the movement to pamphlets and lesson plans.

You can also join us and become a blog and resource author or contact us for feedback or press inquiries.

They’re just getting rolling, but Nonscholae.org is a good first step towards organizing a collection of blogging resources.