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 schoolsO State LawsO 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 sitesO Inappropriate, obscene, harmful sites

O Keep students from getting off-task.O Facebook/twitter

OverblockingO 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 FilteringO YouTube video on why schools filter

the internet from studentsO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H

oteV6dWDcg

Pros ConsO Keep students off

inappropriate websitesO Keeps students on taskO Protects

students/teachersO Protects students from

predatorsO Students can use the

internet without supervision

O Protects against viruses/spyware

O ExpensiveO Sometimes too many

sites are blockedO Makes research tough

(Death penalty)O Takes away students

decision makingO Students may find

ways around the filtering

Internet SafetyO YouTube Video demonstrating how

anyone can access a persons online information

O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRmxyA62EQI

What NOT to doO 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

Helpful WebsitesO www.staysafeonline.orgO http://security.getnetwise.orgO www.isafe.orgO www.cybersmart.org/homeO www.nap.edu/netsafekidsO www.wiredsafety.orgO www.netsmartz.orgO www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/

kidzprivacy/index.htmlO www.childnet-int.org

Everyone go to their Facebook

page!

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

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