3 ways internet filtering inhibits learning
Growing up in the digital age means that students have an infinite amount of information available through the internet, but it also means learning reasonable and safe behavior…
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Survey: School web filtering can impede learning
More and more students are bringing personal mobile devices to school, but a new survey from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) finds that content filtering often…
How to expand students’ ed-tech access—and stay out of court
Finding the right balance between keeping students safe and letting them explore their world digitally was the focus of an April 21 session during the National School Boards…
School district, ACLU reach settlement in filtering lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said on March 28 that it has settled a lawsuit with a central Missouri school district whose internet filtering software was blocking…
A simple fix for internet censorship in schools
Schools and libraries are hurting students by setting up heavy-handed web filtering policies that block access to potentially educational sites, writes Computerworld blogger Mitch Wagner.