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Thursday, December 19, 2002
Web Site Filtering - Judith B.Rajala, EduHound.com
According to the U.S. Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics Web site (http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/internet/8.asp): “Given the diversity of the information carried on the Internet, student access to inappropriate material is a major concern of many parents and teachers. Moreover, under the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), no school may receive E-Rate discounts unless it certifies that it is enforcing a policy of Internet safety that includes the use of filtering or blocking technology.”...The following practicable strategies and advice come courtesy of Tim Howes, director of support services and technology at East Windsor Public Schools in Connecticut, who is currently addressing this important issue within his own school district.
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