internet filtering and safety
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Internet Filtering and Safety. Jenna Mach and Zach Cundiff. Activity. www.google.com – search “relations between children and videogames” See how many results it gives you Do the same thing on www.dogpile.com Compare your results - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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