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Sexting and Sexcasting at School
Many students do not realize the devastating effects of sexting, the uploading of indecent pictures of oneself, or sexcasting, the uploading of images of indecent acts with others. For example, a young woman in Ohio sent nude pictures of herself to her boyfriend. When they broke up, he sent the pictures to several people at [...]
MorePortal vs. Client Monitoring for Schools
Is it better to monitor and filter school computers at a centralized Internet portal or at the computers themselves with client software? Some would argue that a centralized solution is easier to install and maintain than software that needs to be installed on every computer, but it is not enough.
Portal filters are effective at URL-based [...]
School Internet Filter Problems
Most schools have Internet filters to protect students from inappropriate online content and to comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act. However, Internet filters are not enough.
First of all, with hundreds of new pornography and other inappropriate sites surfacing everyday, it is a losing battle to try to create a database of every bad web [...]
Cyberbullying Threatens Schools
Online harassment of students can ruin reputations and cause psychological damage. Cyberbullying can even drive students to commit suicide.
One study showed that online messages posted by middle and high school students in the Los Angeles area were found to be:
“…full of sexual innuendo aimed at individual students and focusing on topics such as ‘the weirdest [...]
Pornography on School Computers
Could schools face legal liabilities by allowing pornography on school computers out of negligence?
In March, a teacher was caught viewing pornography on his computer while he was teaching a class of 13-years olds1.
Just two months ago, at another school a class of eight and nine year-olds were watching a computer presentation when a pornographic video [...]
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Powerful reporting tools help you to sift through logs to identify problems. Web-based computer controls allow you to assign computers to groups and subgroups to make monitoring and controlling hundreds or thousands of computers manageable. Create accounts for staff with customizable permissions and assigned computer subgroups so that teachers can monitor their own classes or [...]
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MoreWhat Is the Children’s Internet Protection Act?
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law that helps protect children from inappropriate content online on school and library computers. Schools and libraries that comply with the law may be eligible for federal funding to help pay for Internet access costs.
The following are requirements of the act:
1- Implement technology to block or [...]
