Alan LevineFWIW I met Dave Lane a tech guru from New Zealand who is ready to release soon an "easy" guide for installing Mastodon instances.
He said he has done a handful already https://twitter.com/lightweight/status/858686621104865280
Downes 🍁@cogdog I'm trying to decide whether to launch my own or whether to stay with mastodon.social
Greg McVerry@Downes @cogdog I would love your thoughts. I have read some stuff about image caching issues that could cause legal trouble but I think a federated network for Mastadon is perfect for higher ed.
Local server control, privacy through data empowerment, disciplines still federating together across campus
I encourage use of Twitter with students but never require it. I have no right telling you to relinquish data to a third party.
@cogdog @Downes Though I do worry that when open is the default I may not be giving students total privacy control.
For example, I use Known for Education pretty much my class stream. Students get choice of public, members only, and private. They also get to choose whether to download, delete, or leave stuff after class.
In each case open and available are the default options. Makes me realize I should send out a how to , "Shut down or download video" now that classes are over.