Schoolnurse’s Weblog

   I thought I was the only one frustrated by the internet filter at school.  Talking to several teachers I found that was not the case.  Some teachers said that they do not bother trying to get sites unblocked, they just find other sites to use.  I spoke with the computer lab teacher’s assistant, and he said that there is an override code that can be used.  He has the code and has used it, but then he gets an email from the head of technology questioning his use of the site.  He also said that it was going to become a union issue, as teachers on the secondary level find that they are particularly hampered with new sites being blocked every day.   I plan on contacting the union to see if we can form a committee to discuss this further, and come up with a workable solution. I also need to find out exactly how sites get blocked in the first place, and the procedure for a staff member to request that a site get unblocked.  I want to support the Weight Watchers group in my building, and I need to come up with a  good argument for getting access to the WW site, especially since it is not strictlty related to student education.  

      If I want to see things change, I will have to look at sort of like going on a diet.  Things did not get this way overnight, and they will not change dramatically in a day.  I will educate myself on the right things to do, translate that into little things I can do regularly, get together with like-minded people who are also trying to improve the state of things and watch progress take place.