Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eB4HNe922183; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 12:23:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 12:23:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <E809F4A8C0B98B4C9F24041B8B7F4E2E06DB2D@CRECMAIL.learningcorridor.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ajit Gopalakrishnan <AGopalak@crec.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1451] Re: Digital Divide - A Skills or Acces X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Status: O Content-Length: 2899 Lines: 74 Mary (Jeff and others), In my personal (very limited) experience with AOL, I was surprised that I had to wade through commercials when it started up, before I could surf the net. Is that still the case with AOL or can you get connected without being shown a single commercial? Also, your most recent posting seems to hint at the "type" of advertising; as you put it "objectionable lures" like gambling as opposed to perhaps other generic advertising. Do you feel that there is a difference with respect to what is advertised? I feel there is some difference but I am not sure where to draw the line. For example, on Altavista and Bluelight, I see several ads for credit cards. Yes, it is not gambling but in many cases it is possible that credit cards will get a person into much greater trouble than a few days at a virtual casino. The one sure way to combat this I believe is education; especially getting students to think like advertisement creators, and play with "words" and their meanings. Ajit Ajit Gopalakrishnan Capitol Region Education Council 111 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 524-4036 Fax: (860) 246-3304 Email: agopalak@crec.org Web Site: http://www.crec.org/atdn/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Carter [SMTP:jeff_carter@jsi.com] > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:37 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1444] Re: Digital Divide - A Skills or > Acces > > Mary Maloney wrote: > > >I am experimenting with different free services that include > substantial > >questionnaires that I found personally invasive. The students I work > with > >are limited to free services, so I am trying them out. > > >Access to the Internet through > >these free services opens a Pandora's Box that includes lures to > gambling, > >pornography... > > Mary, you've identified a very important and often overlooked issue > in adult ed regarding Internet access. I was facilitating a training a > couple of weeks ago in New Jersey, for example, and one of the > participants noted that she was "afraid" to show one of her students > e-mail because of the dangers you cite above. In K-12, because the > students are kids, many of these issues are either not as much of a > concern (privacy -- while a concern, children don't usually have the > same expectation of privacy as adults) or dealt with in a variety of > ways that are not necessarily appropriate for adults -- because they > are adults (like filtering programs to block Web sites). (I realize > that some people don't consider filtering programs appropriate for > K-12 either, but that's another issue.) > > I think this huge deal. I would be interested in hearing about some > recommended techniques for dealing with these issues, possibly for a > project idea I've been chewing on. > > Jeff > > Jeff Carter > NELRC/World Education > (617) 482-9485 > jcarter@worlded.org
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