Internet Filtering and Safety Kyle Szczublewski, Dustin Clapsaddle, Sam Scott

What is Filtering? O Internet filtering, also known as web filtering, is defined as blocking access to unwanted Internet content.

Who has Filtering? O 25 States have laws for publicly funded schools O State Laws State Laws O School boards or public libraries are to adopt their own Internet policies.

Children’s Internet Protection Act O Requires labs to certify that they are using computer filtering software O Schools/libraries must monitor the use of the internet by minors. O If schools/libraries do not follow the requirements, funding from the Act will be cut. O The act allows adults to bypass the filtering, however no minors are allowed to.

Why block? O Keep students/faculty from visiting sites that are unapproved by school districts. O Non-educational sites O Inappropriate, obscene, harmful sites O Keep students from getting off-task. O Facebook/twitter

Overblocking O Sometimes too many websites become blocked, even ones that should be available. O Some web pages are incorrectly categorized by the blocking software. O About 1-3% of blocked websites are actually considered harmful to minors

Internet Filtering O YouTube video on why schools filter the internet from students O WDcg WDcg

Pros Cons O Keep students off inappropriate websites O Keeps students on task O Protects students/teachers O Protects students from predators O Students can use the internet without supervision O Protects against viruses/spyware O Expensive O Sometimes too many sites are blocked O Makes research tough (Death penalty) O Takes away students decision making O Students may find ways around the filtering

Internet Safety O YouTube Video demonstrating how anyone can access a persons online information O 62EQI 62EQI

What NOT to do O Put personal information (address, phone numbers, etc.) on any websites that can be easily accessed by others. O Make Facebook/MySpace available to view to everyone. O “Chat” with anyone who you do not personally know.

With every Facebook update, all privacy settings are reset, so be sure to change these settings with every update. Make sure Facebook and other social websites are set to private. Be sure you know the friends you add. Keep passwords private. There are no guarantees that anything on the internet is private. Videos/pictures can remain online forever. How to stay safe

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Everyone go to their Facebook page! Facebook

O “The internet is just a world passing around notes in the classroom” – Jon Stewart

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