Life is not filtered. But the Internet is at 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. Ninja ways to advocate for our kids & their digital future! Read more on my blog: http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2012/09/bwad-how-to-be-ninja-warrior-filter.html

1. Gwyneth A. Jones
The Daring Librarian
How to be a Ninja
Warrior Filter
Fighter!
Brought to you by AASL & BWAD

2. Surprising
Stats

3. 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

4. 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

5. • 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

6. Ask first
& always have admin
on your side.

7. Be seen
At the
right
moment &
Time
1.

8. .
Create a
Facebook Page
for your school.
You can do this
from home.

9. Think of it like a WhitePages Advert

10. Create a
Twitter Page
for your school.
You can do this
from home.

11. .

12. .
Connect Your Facebook & Twitter

13. Connect Your Facebook & Twitter
Cross postings save time
and doubles the exposure!

14. Having a positive
social media
presence shows
students, admin,
district, & parents
how social media
can be managed &
inspiring!

15. 2.
A Ninja
Knows
How to
obfuscate

16. Social-Media-ish
lessons
inspire
Interweb
engagement.

17. Fakebook.uk
& other
Facebook-ish
Lessons

18. What would
Cleopatra
write on
Benjamin
Franklin’s wall?

19. What would
Cleopatra
write on
Benjamin
Franklin’s wall?
Answer: My milk shake brings
all the boys to the yard!

20. What would
Katniss
write on
Bella’s
wall?

21. What would
Katniss
write on
Bella’s
wall?
Answer: Stop Sulking!

22. http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Fakebook_UK

23. Tweet me a
book review
lesson.

24. http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Twitter_Book_Reviews

25. Use a Google Form to submit Tweets
http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Twitter_Book_Reviews

26. A Ninja
finds a
way
around
obstacles
3.

27. KeepVid.com
created by
Ninjas.

28. Heed the Warning!
KeepVid –
created by
Ninjas.

29. In March 2011
Blogger
was
blocked
by my district.

30. My library blog,
established in
2006, now
inaccessible.
[insert sad face ]

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

32. View my most triumphant comeback!
daringlibrary.edublogs.org
Edublogs to the Rescue!

33. 4.
A Ninja
never
gives up

34. If you find a
website that you
believe will
enrich your
lessons &
benefit your
kiddos

35. FIGHT
FOR IT!

36. Appeal to have
the website
unblocked.
Give valid
reasons & a
related lesson
plan.

37. Request to Unblock

38. Being a Ninja Warrior
Filter Fighter
Isn’t Easy.
Why bother?
It’s for the kiddos.

39. FIGHT
FOR IT!

40. 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?

41. To
Recap

43. Now go forth
and be
Ninja Warrior
Filter Fighter!