Gwyneth A. Jones The Daring Librarian

How to be a Ninja Warrior Filter

Fighter!

Brought to you by AASL & BWAD

Surprising Stats

8 Surprising Websites That Schools Can’t Access

• SKYPE • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC • GLOGSTER • DROPBOX • BLOGSPOT • KHAN ACADEMY • FLICKR • FREEDOM TO TINKER - Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy

From an article KQED / MindShift

From a survey of 216 High School educators last spring…

• Google Search is blocked for 14% of high school students

• Google Images is blocked for 23% of high school students

• Google Docs is blocked for 28% of high school students

• YouTube is blocked for 63% of high school students

• Facebook is  blocked for 87% of high school students

• Personal email is blocked for 49% of high school students

From “What's blocked in Schools? A Whole Lot!” - Survey by Michelle Luhtala

Ask first & always have admin

on your side.

Be seen At the right

moment & Time

1.

. Create a Facebook Page

for your school.

You can do this from home.

Think of it like a WhitePages Advert

Create a Twitter Page

for your school.

You can do this from home.

.

.

Connect Your Facebook & Twitter

Connect Your Facebook & Twitter

Cross postings save time and doubles the exposure!

Having a positive social media

presence shows students, admin,

district, & parents how social media

can be managed & inspiring!

2. A Ninja Knows How to

obfuscate

Social-Media-ish lessons inspire

Interweb engagement.

Fakebook.uk & other

Facebook-ish Lessons

What would Cleopatra

write on Benjamin

Franklin’s wall?

What would Cleopatra

write on Benjamin

Franklin’s wall?

Answer: My milk shake brings all the boys to the yard!

What would Katniss

write on Bella’s

wall?

What would Katniss

write on Bella’s

wall?

Answer: Stop Sulking!

http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Fakebook_UK

Tweet me a book review

lesson.

http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Twitter_Book_Reviews

Use a Google Form to submit Tweets

http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Twitter_Book_Reviews

A Ninja finds a

way around

obstacles

3.

KeepVid.com created by

Ninjas.

Heed the Warning!

KeepVid – created by

Ninjas.

In March 2011 Blogger

was blocked

by my district.

My library blog, established in

2006, now inaccessible.

[insert sad face ]

Read my sad story http://bit.ly/eXI2Pk

View my most triumphant comeback! daringlibrary.edublogs.org

Edublogs to the Rescue!

4. A Ninja never

gives up

If you find a website that you

believe will enrich your

lessons & benefit your

kiddos

FIGHT FOR IT!

Appeal to have the website unblocked. Give valid

reasons & a related lesson

plan.

Request to Unblock

Being a Ninja Warrior Filter Fighter

Isn’t Easy.

Why bother?

It’s for the kiddos.

FIGHT FOR IT!

Psst! There are 3 Ninjas in

this picture! Flickr Creative Commons photo by wth42

Life is not filtered. But the Internet is - at my school.�What are we teaching the kids?  How can we teach knowledge, discernment, and ethics without giving them a chance to make good choices and yes, sometimes mistakes?

To Recap

Now go forth and be

Ninja Warrior Filter Fighter!