As a school web filter, Securly Filter’s primary purpose is to protect your students from harmful and inappropriate content. But a school web filter can and should do so much more, especially as we head into the 2024-25 school year.
Many web filters haven’t evolved much beyond content blocking. But Securly Filter isn’t just any web filter. It’s continually evolving to meet the needs of K-12 educators.
To get the most bang for your buck from Securly Filter, don’t miss out on these innovations for the 2024-25 school year.
Introduce AI Responsibly in the 2024-25 School Year with AI Chat
If your school is like many, you’re still figuring out how to introduce AI to your students, while preventing misuse. AI Chat for Securly Filter is a conversational AI chatbot tailored specifically to address this challenge. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, AI Chat is built with K-12 educational goals and student safety at the forefront.
Students can engage with AI Chat like they’d use a typical AI chatbot. However, unlike widely available AI tools, AI Chat gives you oversight of student interactions and control over AI responses. You gain visibility into how students are using AI so you can make any needed policy adjustments and identify “teachable moments” about productive and responsible AI use.
Make Data-Backed Edtech Decisions with Usage Analytics
Just in time for the 2024-25 school year, Securly Filter now includes an edtech usage analytics tool. This powerful new functionality gives you a comprehensive view of device, application, and website usage across your district.
You can know which technology tools are used most often (including “shadow IT” apps), as well as those that are underutilized or not used at all. With this data at your fingertips, you can make better, smarter edtech decisions and investments.
Give Teachers Filter Control by Integrating with Securly Classroom
Securly’s popular classroom management solution, Securly Classroom, now integrates seamlessly with Securly Filter. This integration solves the annoying problem of teachers asking IT teams to temporarily allow access to otherwise blocked sites for lessons. Teachers can now do this themselves from within Classroom and without compromising your district’s overall web filtering policies. This is just one more example of how Securly Filter can be leveraged to create a more efficient and easy-to-manage edtech ecosystem.
Reduce IT Demands in the 2024-25 School Year with Delegated Policy Management
Managing web filtering policies across an entire district can be a time-consuming and complex task. Securly Filter’s new delegated policy management feature makes it possible for technology administrators to distribute this responsibility, granting select staff the ability to create, edit, and enforce web policies tailored to their specific needs. This distributed approach reduces the administrative burden on the central IT team, while being more responsive to the requirements of individual schools and departments.
Analyze Filter Data with a More Intuitive Reporting Dashboard
Rounding out the list of new Securly Filter features is a revamped reporting dashboard, designed to streamline the process of investigating activities and generating custom reports. Intuitive filters, improved readability, and dynamic layout adjustments make it easier than ever to uncover actionable insights from your web filtering data.
Get More from Your School Web Filter in the 2024-25 School Year
If you’re already using Securly Filter, you know that it’s more than a content blocker. If you’re not, maybe you should give it a closer look.
In addition to being one of the easiest to use and customize school web filters, Securly Filter is the heart of an integrated ecosystem designed to help K-12 schools support students’ safety, wellness, and engagement.
Curious to learn more about Securly Filter? Here are some helpful resources: