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The EdTech Revolution Has Failed

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346 points obscurette | 4 comments | 12 Nov 24 14:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.505s | source
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empressplay ◴[12 Nov 24 15:52 UTC] No.42116507[source]▶
It seems the real issue here is that school devices should be locked down better? It's honestly shocking they aren't already. Why on Earth would kids be allowed to access TikTok over their school network?

Mind-boggling, seriously.

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1. hnpolicestate ◴[12 Nov 24 16:20 UTC] No.42116854[source]▶
Fascinating. I teach and believe the devices should be more open. I've personally witnessed student agitation, anger, anxiety etc when barred from changing their wallpaper, from adding a bookmark to Chrome, from changing basic accessibility settings. I have a hard time seeing how we can lock these devices down any further.

Though I do believe schools need an edu version of YouTube. YouTube kids is too childish for older students. But regular YouTube has too much inappropriate stuff on it. That's a tough one.

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2. ronsor ◴[12 Nov 24 17:00 UTC] No.42117273[source]▶
Isn't an edu version of YouTube basically Nebula or those other platforms I see big YouTubers talk about?

I honestly think people should stop trying to make sanitized versions of YouTube though. It doesn't really work (YouTube Kids is still a disaster and often inappropriate IMO), but all the extra rules and regulations severely inconvenience the creators and viewers who are happy with it as an entertainment platform.

3. yunohn ◴[12 Nov 24 17:37 UTC] No.42117695[source]▶
I’m pretty certain the previous commenter was specifically talking about restricting unfettered network access to YT/Tiktok, and not locking the wallpaper or bookmarks.
4. cwoolfe ◴[12 Nov 24 19:01 UTC] No.42118504[source]▶
Our district uses Light Speed Content Filter. It uses a web proxy with tls decryption to read the page content and block certain videos flagged by the AI. Works way better than our previous system. That being said, now the issue is a matter of distractions. They can watch "appropriate" videos, but they just watch at inappropriate times...like during class or at lunch. As a parent, I take an allow-list only approach to YouTube. they can only watch individual videos/channels I select. everything else is blocked.