Internet Filtering and Safety

Jenna Mach and Zach Cundiff

www.google.com – search “relations between children and videogames” ◦ See how many results it gives youDo the same thing on www.dogpile.com Compare your resultsThink how even though google gave you more

results, dogpile results were more credible/useful for research.

District buys software that blocks inappropriate sites.

Sites identified by keyword.Firewall sends all internet searches to an internet filter.

Blocked site=message showing up.

"How Internet Filters Work." Education Week 29.2 (2009): 24-25. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Feb. 2011.

Can be a problem for teachers in the classroom wanting to show certain educational sites.

Limits sites for research. Students as own “filter”

KRUEGER, KEITH R. "Kids as Your District's Content Filter?." School Administrator 68.1 (2011): 8. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 26 Feb. 2011.

Can help students stay on task. Keeps students out of trouble. Protect students against inappropriate sites.

Faronics Technoligies USA Inc.- keeps original

computer settings

Lightspeed Systems- offers monitoring, reporting

and content filtering.

Secure Computing- helps protect users from

inappropriate material.

St. Bernard Software- monitors, blocks, and reports

on internet access. McCarthy, David. "Internet Filtering for Schools - An Update." Media & Methods 41.6 (2005): 9-11. Education Research Complete.

EBSCO. Web. 23 Feb. 2011.

Federal law that raises concerns about the content on the Internet that students can access at school.

Must block/filter information that is harmful to minors.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

Start teaching at an early age Don’t give personal information out No such thing as “private” online Location of computer in home

McCarthy, David. "Internet Filtering for Schools - An Update." Media & Methods 41.6 (2005): 9-11. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Feb. 2011.

"How Internet Filters Work." Education Week 29.2 (2009): 24-25. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Feb. 2011.

KRUEGER, KEITH R. "Kids as Your District's Content Filter?." School Administrator 68.1 (2011): 8. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 26 Feb. 2011.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html