An Internet monitoring upgrade helps keep students safe without restricting their learning Print E-mail
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An Internet monitoring upgrade helps keep these western Ohio students safe without restricting their learning

“We didn’t even know how big the problem was until we started transitioning to the new system,” he says. “The other system wasn’t doing a good job at all of blocking secure sites, and students were finding ways to use proxy sites to get around the filtering system. And it was a constant battle; there is always another MySpace unblock site or proxy out there that allows kids to get onto MySpace.”

By Karen D. Schwartz, EdTech
July 23, 2008