Technology Use Scenario

Scenario 13

Dr. Brown, principle  at Bluebird Elementary School, is concerned with safety in his school, both for his staff and for students. During the summer, Dr. Brown had cameras installed in each of the classrooms. The video from each of these cameras is viewable on the internet, so that parents can check on their students' classes during the day. Some parents are concerned that because these cameras are connected to the Internet, other people could also use them to "spy" on their children.

I personally think that Dr. Brown was using technology inappropriately. I feel that his intentions were good but his use of the technology and how he shared it is wrong. First of all I do not think that the videos should have been put on the internet. This is allowing anyone to view these videos not just faculty and parents. This is a breach of the students privacy. This is also hard on the teachers because they can now have their teaching scrutinized by the parents.

Dr. Brown's intentions of protecting his school is good but  instead of making the videos accessible from the internet he should have kept these tapes within the school. He could have kept the tapes on private record for future access that will be secure. I do not think parents need to watch their children at school, instead I would use a webpage to update parents on things that happen within the school.