[school-discuss] Victoria Australia banning YouTube from schools

[Justin <jriddiough@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Jan.  I'm torn on this - I think it's somewhat kneejerk and 
unfortunate to ban YouTube, but at the same time I sympathize with the 
administration that probably doesn't have the resources to adequately 
address a new and disruptive technology. ;)

Maybe Google/YouTube should figure out a way to allow posted videos to 
be identified as suitable for education, so that some sort of compromise 
could be made where schools could block the vast ocean of 
unchecked/unmoderated videos but still utilize the technology that would 
enhance the learning environment.  Is there an edutube/edyoutube.com 
yet?  Google/Youtube probably have their hands full just trying to keep 
a handle on the infringing materials that are uploaded (but enough 
resources stashed away that they could make it happen.)  Thanks again 
for sharing the article.

skarbien wrote:
> Hi Justin!   
>     I just read your mail and thought you might like to read the 
> article I attached.
> Best Regards
> Jan Ciechanowski
> skarbien@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:skarbien@xxxxxxxxx>