Technology in School

Upon working on my class assignments during my lunch break I came to the realization that we are not allowed to access blogs from the school computers. We also cannot access UTube and Facebook, both which have been an issue in the past.

There are many educational videos on UTube, why wouldn't teachers (at least) be able to access it? Facebook, I understand can be dangerous for students to have full access to during the school day. It can cause major distractions and disturbances, but it can also be used educationally. There was a teacher last year who wanted the students to create facebook profiles for historical figures and could not do the project.

Is there a balance somewhere? How do we control these sites that can contribute to the educational success of our students without allowing the sites to hinder them?

Google Accounts and Passwords

Not sure why google has decided that all google accounts by one person must have the same password. I tried to use a different e-mail address to separate them and it still managaed to link everything. What if you want to keep separate accounts for work and personal use?
I see how it can be nice and organized, but should there be no option at all for seperation?
I'm frustrated!

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