Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Protecting Technological Tools
An incident occurred at my school this week that made me think of an issue yet to be discussed in our course: property security. Staying in line with to FERPA policies, I'll just say that some students were discovered stealing and re-selling other student's cell phones. This made me realize that, with the use and distribution to new technological devices, there is a real need to create thoughtful and practical procedures to ensure that these tools are protected from theft and vandalism. I don't mean to sound like an uptight alarmist, but with the presence of so many cutting-edge and expensive techonologies, we would be irresponsible as administrators if we did not proactively think about this issue. Property security is not only a simple budgetary issue, but it is also a "school quality of life" issue. Pulling back from a technological standpoint, the overall culture of a school is paramount. As an administrator, having a safe work environment for teachers and students is among the top, if not the top, priority.
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Safety and security are at the top of every principal’s list. Cell phones contain a great deal of personal info as well. If stolen that info could be exploited in limitless ways.
ReplyDeleteThat is a real concern with this technological wave. This is a large expense that schools are giving out to students and without proper monitoring and cataloging these devices could be in trouble. I believe that there should be a clear contract, marking system, and periodic maintenance/ inspection of all school property. Along with this students should be getting lessons pertaining to the seriousness of taking someone else's technological property because as these devices continue to develop and become more sophisticated harsher laws and penalties are going to be put in place to protect from these events.
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