How edtech in school districts has evolved since the rise of 1:1 and the Common Core.
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Meet Our New Partners: iKeepSafe & the Internet Watch Foundation
Securly now works with iKeepSafe and IWF to ensure online child safety and protect student privacy.
8 Reasons Students Like Securly Web Filtering
The following are real student responses from an international survey we conducted during Summer 2015. 1. “You don’t get rude ads or viruses.” Pop-ups and pseudo-content are not only annoying, but also often times dangerous. Online aggressors specifically target children, enticing them to click on attractive advertisements or links leading to viruses. YouTube launched “YouTube Kids” in response … Continue reading 8 Reasons Students Like Securly Web Filtering
Why UK Schools Are Choosing Securly
The end of UK Local Authority school networks By: Richard Moore In the UK, Local Authorities (LA’s) have been responsible for providing schools with fast, safe internet connectivity for the past 20 years. However, in 2000 the Academy program allowed schools to take control of their own finances and to operate as independent businesses funded … Continue reading Why UK Schools Are Choosing Securly
Why Choose Cloud-Based Web Filtering?
Why Choose Cloud Based Web Filtering? Web filtering is most widely known within the context of the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 as a means of protecting students from harmful, explicit content found on the internet. However, web filters – especially those that are Cloud based – are capable of much more, in both … Continue reading Why Choose Cloud-Based Web Filtering?
Parental Control Quick Guide: Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
The web holds a wealth of information – including content that may be inappropriate or dangerous for young audiences. A request for personal details, cheap ticket offers to a sporting event, or suggestion to meet “in person” ? STOP! These are all red flags of online culture to watch out for. Kids are likely to … Continue reading Parental Control Quick Guide: Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
Web Filtering Anywhere
By Tom Walker Web filtering is an effective tool to ensure online student safety. Recent innovations have allowed web filtering to improve from a rather stationary service, to a mobile and easy-to-use necessity. Schools are starting to abandon inconvenient web filtering hardware in favor of flexible cloud-based solutions which better provide for 1:1 program safety measures. … Continue reading Web Filtering Anywhere
Web Filtering in K-12 Schools: The Past, Present, and Future
By Tom Walker A Brief History of Web Filtering in K-12 Schools When I started my career in K-12 IT, web content filtering in schools was a fairly new creature. The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was still in its early stages and various approaches to content filtering began to emerge. A handful of companies began to surface as the … Continue reading Web Filtering in K-12 Schools: The Past, Present, and Future
5 Reasons Why K-12 Schools Are Abandoning Web Filtering Appliances
Until recently, K-12 web filtering has been dominated by hardware solutions. Prior to the enactment of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) nearly 15 years ago, schools had little need or opportunity to change a system that was considered to be acceptable and the norm. However, given the shift towards cloud computing in the last … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why K-12 Schools Are Abandoning Web Filtering Appliances