Project Tomorrow

Issue:  Lack of open internet access at school sites for teachers and students.
Reason:  Firewalls imposed by the district

Teachers and students alike are finding that 21st century learning opportunities are not available to students within the VUSD due to firewalls being installed on all classroom, teacher, and administrative computers.  Instead of blocking access to information and "policing" what students and teachers can use to enhance the learning experience for students, schools should teach internet responsibility. 

From the website projecttomorrow.org pre-service teachers were surveyed regarding their level of expertise at bringing current technology to schools.  Pre-service teachers feel that the universities are preparing them to use technology in lesson development, but once placed in schools pre-service teachers are unable to use best practices because of district guidelines regarding the use of technology.