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Sombeech
03-16-2012, 07:58 PM
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From the Mom's description and the mention of Tosh.0 I did a quick search for "Tosh.0 Watermelon" on Youtube and came up with this, looks like this is what was shown in class:

Warning, some pixelated, (spoof) scenes of naughty stuff in this video, but clean enough for Tosh.0..... Will move to the Rubbish Bin if requested.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bAK8nWxZEY

It's unclear but it sounds as if the students were at the teacher computer, and the students would navigate to different youtube clips while the projector was showing the whole class as the teacher might have been watching along with them.

The way it portrays it though is that the teacher was navigating to the content and showing it to the class, I really doubt that's the case.

Either way though, the Teacher is held accountable for anything that is done on that computer via his/her login. We've got the same filter policies and student's can't access YouTube, but Staff can. We'll even run into the scenario where an innocent YouTube video plays for the class, but at the end there are some inappropriate thumbnails for related videos.

The IT Director should have displayed more confidence in his policies. It was the students who used the teacher's login. So yeah, the teacher is really getting screwed here by the way the story is rolling out, but he should have had control of the class.

Byron
03-17-2012, 08:44 AM
I watch this show as often as I can, it's great. I love it when they parody all these things that are supposed to be "no go zones". By the way, seen any of the latest South Park episodes? They've been off the hook lately.

I don't think the video above is a problem, it seems that lady is having a good time. Chowin' that melon like a grasshopper in overdrive. The muff eating bit might be a bit heavy for the kids, though.

Sombeech
03-17-2012, 09:11 AM
Yeah it's one thing to show it to a group of kids that you might be friends with, but showing it in a classroom full of minors on equipment paid for by tax money.... huge mistake.

The argument might deteriorate into whether or not the kids should just grow up and laugh at it, but that's not it at all. It's an official educational institution where there are so many strict rules. Even an innocent text from teacher to student regarding late homework is forbidden. So it's not always the content.

JP
03-17-2012, 09:46 AM
seen any of the latest South Park episodes? They've been off the hook lately.
Hmmmm, must start watching it again, kind of fell off the mark that they started with.

MY T PIMP
03-17-2012, 08:36 PM
Sounds like somebody forgot to pay their union dues, as poweful as the union is this should have been a slap on the wrist, but it looks like this teacher going down with the man in the boat:)

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Kent K25
03-19-2012, 01:57 PM
Stuff like this is exactly why as a teacher you

1. Never let a student control your computer
2. Screen all material a student would like to present to the class
3. Watch 100% of every video you plan to show to your class before you show it.

Also...if a video starts with the question "is it racist" and you're a math teacher...chances are it's absolutely useless at best, or getting you fired, etc... at worst.