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TimestampBlocked Site or ApplicationEducational/Professional Development UseNotes or given reason for blockOptional - Position (teacher, admin, tech dept)Optional - Location (State, Country)Optional - Additional Notes

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4/1/2008 9:29:08http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/teach/learn use about primary source documentsnone given - took 2 weeks of email begging/pleading to get it unblocked

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4/1/2008 9:37:53Google ImagesPicturesWe are keeping everything open but Google Images is getting worse

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4/1/2008 9:41:03YoutubeMultiple educational videos, current events, etc.too much potential for recreational use

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4/1/2008 10:10:43gmail, YouTube, PBwiki (interactive components), Google Docs come up blank, sites containing the words "humor", "sex", "guns" (even when curriculum related), some educational sites with podcastsFor both student & teacher use, PDWorried about student abuse of sites, no teacher access priv., can only be unblocked by IT who is not always available

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4/1/2008 11:10:23youtube, skype, gtalkvideo demos, lessons, collaboration, connecting with other schools and professionalsno reasons given

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4/1/2008 12:09:14myspacesocial networking

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4/1/2008 12:10:00gmail, access to other tools

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4/1/2008 12:12:29youtubevideo posting/sharing

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4/1/2008 12:12:52twittermicroblogging

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4/1/2008 12:59:15A list here - http://globalvirtual.blogspot.com/2007/09/whats-blocked-survey-of-unusable.html

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4/1/2008 14:47:19Big Huge LabsCreation of Student and Teacher Digital Print ProjectsTeachers need to download final jpeg project to their hardrive/teacher folder- this is happening in Lacrosse right now

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4/1/2008 14:48:44www.dumpr.netCreate a student sktch book or original coloring pages for an "All About Me" book as a class projectAssociated with Flickr and the name "dumpr" :-(

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4/1/2008 14:50:02Most any keyword with blog associated with itStudent and teacher reflectionAdmin thinks this is bad- very bad :-(

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4/1/2008 14:57:40del.icio.ussocial bookmarking--useful for student research & personal resource collectiondistrict does not give reasons

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4/1/2008 14:58:33anything with the word "blog" in itreading educators blogs for ideas! writing blogs for...everything!district does not give reasons

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4/1/2008 15:07:55youtube.comshowcasing student work, authentic examples, class discussionInappropriate content.

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4/1/2008 15:31:13google imagesface book, my space, twitterinappropriate material

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4/1/2008 15:35:29www.villajoyosa.communicipal website of partner school's town in Spainit is 'pornography'according to school filter

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4/1/2008 15:42:30Youtubeeducational - professional videosinappropriate content

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4/1/2008 15:43:09Ningcollaborationsocial networking

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4/1/2008 16:08:59twittersocial network

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4/1/2008 17:05:03blogger, podomatic

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4/1/2008 17:49:24none that I needed so farstudent creations, professional learningwe do not have sites blocked, but find it very difficult to download free educational tools (have to call in the big guys who have administrative priveledges

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4/1/2008 19:23:10youtubeHarry potter puppet show to spark creativity in middle school studentstoo much bandwidth, not educational

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4/1/2008 21:52:03YouTubeschool districtinappropriate (noneducational) and mature content

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4/2/2008 7:47:16FlickrCreative Commons licensed images, teacher loaded imagesNone given, just an "x" in the image location

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4/2/2008 7:47:41TwitterPLNBlocked by Stae of WI as Socia Networking site

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4/2/2008 7:47:47PBwikicollaborative writing, collaborative developmentWeb Host

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4/2/2008 7:47:51youtubevideo clipsinappropriate content

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4/2/2008 7:48:09Wikipedia & all Wikisunsecured

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4/2/2008 7:48:18Google Pageswriting, reflection, classroom mgmtWeb Host

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4/2/2008 7:48:56Blogspotwriting, reflection, classroom mgmtWeb Host

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4/2/2008 7:49:01ustreamparticipating/viewing for professional dev. and classroom virtual visitsstreaming kills the network

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4/2/2008 7:49:07Word Press & other blogs however, Edublogs is still availablenone just blocked

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4/2/2008 7:49:21G-MailnetworkingE-mail host

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4/2/2008 7:49:53Edublogs.orgnetworking, learning, sharingdiscussion forums, hobbie/interest

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4/2/2008 7:50:53gmail (both access and emails sent from gmail)parents/staff use gmailnone-just one of the many wonderful tools google provides that are blocked

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4/2/2008 7:56:00flickrimages, other widgetsinappropriate images

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4/2/2008 7:56:51YouTubeanyinappropriate material

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4/2/2008 7:59:46You tubeStreaming media

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4/2/2008 8:01:13BackchannelsWordpressForum/chat

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4/2/2008 8:16:39all NingsPD and classroom useI've requested to get them unblocked but has yto be case by case.

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4/2/2008 8:17:22Twitterboth - for networking (me) and for making links across world classroomssocail site

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4/2/2008 9:28:22http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/Resource showing how to use primary documentsnone givencurriculum specialistWest Virginiablock was eventually removed after repeated requests

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4/2/2008 9:35:51youtubebothtime wastinglecturerLondon UKI work only with adults, no one under 18 on site

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4/2/2008 9:37:13retired teacherSouth Carolina, USI hope someday that teachers will be trusted to unblock sites needed for their instruction. If we can be trusted to take students on field trips, we should be trusted to unblock sites we feel are instructional.

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4/2/2008 9:42:35Bloggerclass blogkids have to sign up for itCanada

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4/2/2008 13:01:22skypecomunication!district does not explain blocksVA, USA

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4/2/2008 14:28:40Yahoo!Educational and PD useMost sites are blacklisted; IT keeps small whitelist of safe sites. That's what they tell us at least.Director of Product, Yahoo!Redwood City, CAAside from Y! there are so many tools available to educators, especially open source tools and OER, that must be allowed access by educators in the classroom.

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4/2/2008 15:31:47http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pRpdRQZ86h24d1SNQ6bf6NQ&email=true, any message or discussion forum is blocked, most wikis and blogs are blocked, youtube blocked, flikr, google earth, second lifewiki and blog sites, second life, flikrwe use websense which blocks most social networking sites, any message board or forum and game sites. Educational Technology FacilitatorVA, USA

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4/2/2008 17:14:35Twitterhuge pd opportunitiessocial / IMteacherMaine, US

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4/2/2008 19:17:11http://www.podomatic.compodcasts for my classesMusic downloadsTeacherVictoria, Australia

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4/8/2008 10:13:15tinyurlsopen resources sent via twitterblocked by filter as a proxy site

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4/8/2008 10:13:59many educational gameskeyboarding and other educational usesblocked by filter as "gaming"

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4/8/2008 10:14:35many music sitespodcastsblocked by filter as "mp3/streaming"

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4/8/2008 10:14:59You Tubeeducational videosinappropriate content

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4/8/2008 10:16:04any downloads (even from web email)opening files and teaching students how to use attachments in emailsecurity