Tuesday
Nov282006
Why filters will never be enough
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 03:24PM
I am encouraging all our staff to take a look at schoolboredom.com. One of many, many, many sites your kids know about that you don't.
Why Internet filters alone just can't do the job of ensuring safe and appropriate use of the Internet in schools.
But then you knew that already.
Reader Comments (4)
http://21apples.org/articles/2005/11/30/the-arms-race
Also check out Firefox extensions that automatically use any proxy to get around your blocking. The war is over, filters lost:
https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?q=proxy&type=E&app=firefox
That's about it. MySpace has a lot of good points - my own adult children used it recently to get in touch with their cousins. But...do it on your home computer, not here.