<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Concerns grow as BCPS prepares to expand use of tech devices in schools </title> <atom:link href="http://towsonflyer.com/2017/12/04/concerns-grow-bcps-prepares-expand-use-tech-devices-schools/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://towsonflyer.com/2017/12/04/concerns-grow-bcps-prepares-expand-use-tech-devices-schools/</link> <description>Your leading source for Towson news</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:20:55 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: Joanne C. Simpson </title> <link>http://towsonflyer.com/2017/12/04/concerns-grow-bcps-prepares-expand-use-tech-devices-schools/#comment-1556</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne C. Simpson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:05:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://towsonflyer.com/?p=14097#comment-1556</guid> <description><![CDATA[Good story! Some of what the Sun reported regarding BCPS students bypassing security filters in classrooms -- playing video games or accessing inappropriate sites -- has been an ongoing unresolved problem, first reported in the Flyer nearly two years ago. http://towsonflyer.com/2016/01/31/op-ed-answers-thin-logic-thinner-in-bcps-tech-initiative/ "Numerous sixth grade students have broken through “security filters” to play video games and surf online during class, a problem [Former Superintendent] Dance acknowledged and says he is working to address. Some sixth grade students in Baltimore County duck behind laptop screens in class to watch YouTube, play ESPN Arcade Games, download Snapchat, or look at pictures of Donald Trump’s hair—all during class time, according to multiple sources. Studies show digital distraction is a key impediment to learning and retention (“Media multitaskers pay mental price, Stanford study shows)”. Will be interesting to see what happens with the new device bids and leases. Here is a very telling quote from early 2016 regarding the HP laptops and Daly contract: "The leases “are very, very shaky. We are clearly a victim in this system of the technological-educational complex,” said school board member Michael J. Collins at the Jan. 19 school board meeting. “We are hook, line and sinker, absolutely bought and paid for by the technological-educational complex, and it’s almost scandalous. I’m hoping it never becomes a scandal.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good story! Some of what the Sun reported regarding BCPS students bypassing security filters in classrooms — playing video games or accessing inappropriate sites — has been an ongoing unresolved problem, first reported in the Flyer nearly two years ago. </p> <p><a href="http://towsonflyer.com/2016/01/31/op-ed-answers-thin-logic-thinner-in-bcps-tech-initiative/" rel="ugc">http://towsonflyer.com/2016/01/31/op-ed-answers-thin-logic-thinner-in-bcps-tech-initiative/</a></p> <p>“Numerous sixth grade students have broken through “security filters” to play video games and surf online during class, a problem [Former Superintendent] Dance acknowledged and says he is working to address. Some sixth grade students in Baltimore County duck behind laptop screens in class to watch YouTube, play ESPN Arcade Games, download Snapchat, or look at pictures of Donald Trump’s hair—all during class time, according to multiple sources. Studies show digital distraction is a key impediment to learning and retention (“Media multitaskers pay mental price, Stanford study shows)”.</p> <p>Will be interesting to see what happens with the new device bids and leases. Here is a very telling quote from early 2016 regarding the HP laptops and Daly contract: “The leases “are very, very shaky. We are clearly a victim in this system of the technological-educational complex,” said school board member Michael J. Collins at the Jan. 19 school board meeting. “We are hook, line and sinker, absolutely bought and paid for by the technological-educational complex, and it’s almost scandalous. I’m hoping it never becomes a scandal.”</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/ Page Caching using Disk: Enhanced Served from: towsonflyer.com @ 2025-03-15 19:44:32 by W3 Total Cache -->