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Title: Meryl Semsker and Jennifer Barton

1
Filtering Software Protection or Violation?
Meryl Semsker and Jennifer Barton ISTC 201
Section 5
2
Introduction

Ongoing debate in the 21st century
Do filtering software programs protect or harm
our children?
Filtering Software protects students from
viewing obscene and explicit images
However, they infringe on trust and 1st
amendment rights

3
Filtering Software Programs

Key Features connection time limits, time table
based access control, filtering, automatic
downloading and updating, monitors visited
websites, automatic reloading,
Two ways to use internet filters
Firewall (administer only) or proxy server
(students)
Examples of Software programs
ContentProtect Education
Surfpass
Iprism

4
Internet Protection Act

Introduced in 2000
Government requires federally funded schools to
install filters on computers
Suit in 2003 by American Library Association
Schools network authority

Internet Protection Act
5
Pros of Filtering Software

Protect Children from obscenity on the internet
Allow schools to monitor what students are
viewing
Teachers can focus on helping students on an
assignment rather than observing
their web activity

6
Cons of Filtering Software

Prevents students from having responsibility
Hinders trust in students
Teachers are responsible for monitoring internet
activity that his/her students engage in
Infringe on constitutional rights of Freedom
Blocks sites that are appropriate ( These site
contain VALUABLE information)
Causes Research and other projects to be very
difficult
Not all students can access this information from
home therefore projects become virtually
impossible

7
Advancements in Filtering Software

Filtering Settings are adjustable
Teacher and administrators can try to unblock
sites (schools network authority)
Different Internet Criteria for different groups
(elementary vs. high school)
Companies are allowing school districts to become
involved and decide
what sites should or
should not

be blocked

8
According to Ann Besson Of the American
Civil Liberties Union, The Internet is Creating
a Whole New Generation Of Educational Censorship
Issues (Spring, 2008, page 294).

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