Where the Hall Monitor Is a Webcam. Katie Hafner.
by Hafner, Katie; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 6Institutions. Publisher: New York Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Electronic surveillance | Identification cards | Littleton (Colo.) -- School shootings (1999) | Schools -- Security measures | Security systems | Students -- Monitoring of | Video recording | WebcamsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As security becomes an ever more pressing concern, schools across the nation are seeking new ways to provide a sense of safety to students, staff members and parents....Security equipment can include two-way radios for school staff members and metal detectors and panic buttons with a direct connection to the local police department. A few schools with special concerns about abductions or terrorism are turning to identification cards that can hold bar-coded biometric information like fingerprints. Mostly, however, schools are making use of increasingly sophisticated video cameras." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article explores the use of Web-connected cameras in schools and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using them.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Where the Hall Monitor Is a Webcam, Feb. 27, 2003; pp. E1+.
"As security becomes an ever more pressing concern, schools across the nation are seeking new ways to provide a sense of safety to students, staff members and parents....Security equipment can include two-way radios for school staff members and metal detectors and panic buttons with a direct connection to the local police department. A few schools with special concerns about abductions or terrorism are turning to identification cards that can hold bar-coded biometric information like fingerprints. Mostly, however, schools are making use of increasingly sophisticated video cameras." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article explores the use of Web-connected cameras in schools and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using them.
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