[MACEP] searching with Google--appropriately

[Greg Buchan]

Hey all,
BTW, you can get a home version of free URL filtering
called K9 (there are several of them). I helped many
parents and teachers set this software up so they can
filter, force all searches to "safe search" and
protect their kids at home. 

Get it at http://www.k9webprotection.com/

In full disclosure, I work for Blue Coat systems, the
company who gives this out, but I work on the
commerical side and just want to help make the world a
little safer. 

Best to all.

Greg Buchan, 
System Engineer - teacher/trainner at heart.

--- "Collver, Gregory"
<Gregory.Collver at threerivers.k12.or.us> wrote:

> I am curious about two things that were not
> mentioned:
> 
> 1. Did you use Goggle's Safe Search option?
> 2. What filtering software is being used and are you
> certain that it is
> configured correctly?
> 
> Greg Collver
> IT Manager / Programmer
> Three Rivers School District
> PO Box 160, Murphy OR 97533
> 541-862-3111
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macep-bounces at macep.net
> [mailto:macep-bounces at macep.net] On Behalf
> Of Lynn Lary
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:45 PM
> To: macep at macep.net
> Subject: [MACEP] searching with
> Google--appropriately
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I had a conversation today with a person who told me
> that their 
> school is not allowing students to use Google
> because inappropriate 
> search results were coming up. The example that she
> had given was, 
> "bunnies" and sure enough nothing really related to
> rabbits came up 
> when I searched for this word.
> 
> My suggestion was that rather than block Google,
> perhaps the staff 
> should teach the students how to search effectively.
> Having students 
> enter a single word into a search engine and having
> both the teacher 
> and student think that this is a good search is a
> not a good thing. 
> When I suggested that perhaps they do a more
> meaningful search such 
> as bunny habitat, the results were vastly different
> than the initial 
> search.
> 
> My experience is that adults think that students
> know how (without 
> ever being taught) to search effectively. This just
> doesn't seem to 
> be the case...How can we get folks to understand
> that that it isn't 
> the tool, but the user, that is the problem?
> 
> Do any of you have a search curriculum that you are
> using at elem, 
> ms, and hs levels that you think is effective?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Lynn
> 
> >HI All,
> >
> >I am interested in learning what/how other
> districts are using 
> >Google domains and web pages, along with the many
> other features of 
> >Google. With the exception of the Goolge search, I
> don't see much of 
> >a downside to using the many other features of
> Google, and in fact 
> >can think of many advantages to using these in
> instruction (Google 
> >notebook, docs and spreadsheets, Page Creator,
> domains, etc.)
> >
> >Maybe I am naive...
> >
> >I would like to get a wider perspective from all of
> you about the 
> >advantages and disadvantages, and ways to
> effectively use these 
> >tools districtwide.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for any info you can give!
> >
> >Tricia George
> >--
> >Tricia George
> >TOSA Instructional Technology
> >georgep at nclack.k12.or.us
> >503.353.6117
> >
> >_______
> >
> >"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no
> cure for curiosity." 
> >~~ Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
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> -- 
> Have a good day,
> 
> Lynn
> 
> Lynn M. Lary, Instructional Technology Specialist
> Lane ESD
> 1200 Hwy 99N
> Eugene, OR 97402
> (541) 461-8216; FAX (541) 461-8335
> http://www.lane.k12.or.us/insttech/
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