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Internet Filtering and Safety

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

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Internet Filtering and Safety

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  1. Internet Filtering and Safety Jenna Mach and Zach Cundiff

  2. 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 Think how even though google gave you more results, dogpile results were more credible/useful for research.

  3. How does it work? • 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.

  4. Cons to Internet Filtering • 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.

  5. Pros to Internet Filtering • Can help students stay on task. • Keeps students out of trouble. • Protect students against inappropriate sites.

  6. Types of Filtering Software • FaronicsTechnoligies 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.

  7. Internet Protection Act of 2000 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

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

  9. Works Cited • 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

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