Comments on: Alan November and Stephen Heppel

By: ciara

ciara — Wed, 10 May 2006 13:43:25 +0000

No!!!!i do not think bebo should bge banned!as it is a good way of socialising and something to do in my IT class!!!

By: Alan November

Alan November — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:24:40 +0000

First, thanks for the compliment(s).
I use my blog when I do workshops and I am guaranteed that people in the room will respond. It is a way to generate shared input without having to ask people to raise their hands. It is a wonderful community building tool. When folks return home from the workshop they can share the ideas with colleagues. Of course, the discussion can continue with people from around the world. But, if you check the dates of entry you will see that many are from the same initial date.

By: The Tree House » Bibo “blocking”, “Bashing” and “Blogging” (and Abschicken)

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:55:36 +0000

[...] Apparently “abschicken” is German for “Submit”. I have to assume that the person who developed the template I use for my Blog was German. Perhaps that’s by I have had so many comments from Ewan? [...]

By: Andy Watson

Andy Watson — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:54:44 +0000

I think Bebo is just an example of a much bigger issue about the dilemna between protecting children from the evils of the world and teaching how to eal responsibly with the realities of the world.
In Scotland we want to block and protect but in many other countries (particuolarly in Scandinavia)they find our approach patronising and unrealistic.
I’m not sure what the point is of blocking Bebo in a school when the kids can just go home and abuse it. I think we need to find a better balance between protecion and education.

(What’s this ‘Abschicken’ after the comment?)

By: R Manson

R Manson — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:00:33 +0000

I like the idea of Bebo but from what I have seen, some pupils do not use it sensibly. There has been a case of racial abuse from comments posted on Bebo. It is blocked in the school and I would like it to stay that way until pupils use the net in a more responsible way. I would have to say that most teachers don’t know about it.

By: Ollie Bray

Ollie Bray — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:20:51 +0000

I have some huge problems with Bebo. Some pupils do not use it in a responsible way. Most schools get a lot of bad press through the site and in some cases it has become a ‘slagging’ ground of teachers, schools and other children. This has caused a great deal of up-set in some areas of the UK – although most school managers don’t seem to be aware of what is going on within this virtual world outside the school gates.

Unfortunately, I suspect that this will continue to be the case and that Bebo will always be associated with bad practice.

I like the idea of Bebo, but currently think it should remain banned from schools.

By: Ewan McIntosh

Ewan McIntosh — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:18:48 +0000

Well, I read your stuff. I wrote a long post the other day about whether we should teach kids how to use their Bebo-type spaces more responsibly:

http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2006/03/blogging_safety.html

I would say, though, that I would continue to block it in schools until it is a safe environment. And that, I fear, is unlikely.