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This article claims that the allowance of streaming websites can slow the schools bandwidth. Because of this, the article supports a pro to filtering. Filtering also lowers the threat of malware from being downloaded.

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When the Children´s Internet Protection Act was passed in 2000, there was a lot of opposition to Internet filtering for schools. The American Library Association launched a challenge to the Act on the grounds that it unconstitutionally blocked access to constitutionally protected information and, although the challenge was unsuccessful, complaints about restrictive access still linger today.

Some of the complaints are justified. Back in 2000, Internet filtering for schools was not as advanced as it is today. Schools often had to purchase expensive hardware solutions that lacked versatility and had high maintenance overheads. Consequently network administrators failed to adjust the default maximum filtering settings, and students were denied access to relevant educational material.

In recent years, further issues have arisen. School Internet filtering solutions are being blamed for preventing students seeking impartial advice about teenage issues, and for creating a digital inequality between students who can access unfiltered Internet access at home and students from low-income families who only experience the virtual world in a safety-conscious school environment.

How Modern School Internet Filtering Solutions Resolve these Issues

Modern school Internet filtering solutions have listened to the concerns of school administrators, advocacy groups and parents, and evolved into highly granular mechanisms for complying with the Children´s Internet Protection Act and protecting school networks from web-borne threats, while still allowing access to the information students need to thrive in the digital world.

Low maintenance cloud-based solutions have replaced the expensive hardware solutions. Versatile filtering parameters can be easily configured by age, class, user group or individual user, and customizable reports and alerts eliminate the necessity to set the maximum level of filtering for all students in states where parents have the right to specify the level of their child´s Internet access.

Internet filtering for schools has also evolved to cope with students´ enhanced digital awareness. Safeguards exists to block access to prohibited Internet content in a foreign language, cached web pages and anonymizer sites. The reporting mechanisms can also be configured to identify attempts to circumnavigate filtering parameters with VPNs, proxy servers or USB browsers.

Internet Filtering for Schools with WiFi Networks

For schools that have a WiFi network, modern school Internet filtering solutions control the Internet content students can access from their mobile devices. These solutions are also ideal for educational institutions that issue students with tablets, as online activities can be monitored to identify vulnerable students and those using inappropriate online conduct.

Internet filtering for schools with WiFi is scalable and can cope with any number of users without slowing down the delivery of web content. Where bandwidth is a problem, filters can be configured to prevent students accessing bandwidth-consuming video streaming sites during school hours and the restrictions lifted out of hours - or by user group if access to a video-streaming site is necessary.

School Internet filtering solutions for wireless networks not only help keep school networks free of malware, but the devices that connect to them. This helps keep students with limited digital awareness safe from phishing emails and identity theft, provides information to schools about which students need more education about web-borne threats, and helps us blacklist compromised and malicious websites.

In states where parents have the right to stipulate the level of Internet access their children can have at school, the versatility of WebTitan Cloud for WiFi prevents the scenario in which every child has to adhere to the wishes of the strictest parent. The deep level of oversight also helps to identify students who may be using the Internet inappropriately and who are subsequently vulnerable to online risks.

Our WiFi web filters for schools can be used to filter Internet content from a single hotspots or multiple hotspots. They protect users´ devices as well as the school´s network without affecting the speed at which web content is delivered. They also have a very useful bandwidth-restricting function that can prevents students consuming a school´s bandwidth by streaming sports, films and music videos.

Our school web filtering software for both fixed networks and wireless networks has been developed to be effective against online threats, compliant with federal and states laws, simple to use and sufficient versatile to resolve issues about preventing students from accessing educational material and teenage support groups. Now we invite you to test our web filters for schools for free.

Try Our Web Filters for Schools for Free

If your school has been reluctant to implement school web filtering software due to concerns about an over-filtered environment, we invite you to contact us and discuss your concerns. Our team of Sales Technicians will answer any questions you have about web filters for schools and invite you to have a free trial of WebTitan Cloud or WebTitan Cloud for WiFi - whichever is the most appropriate solution for your circumstances.

There are no set up costs to pay, no credit cards are required and there are no contracts to sign in order to take advantage of our offer. Our free trial is intended to give you the opportunity to evaluate the merits of school web filtering in your own environment and there is no obligation on you to continue using our service once the free trial has ended. Call us today and your school could be protecting your students from online dangers and inappropriate content within fifteen minutes.

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When the Children´s Internet Protection Act was passed in 2000, there was a lot of opposition to Internet filtering for schools. The American Library Association launched a challenge to the Act on the grounds that it unconstitutionally blocked access to constitutionally protected information and, although the challenge was unsuccessful, complaints about restrictive access still linger today.

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Our group decided we are Pro filtering the internet in schools. We believe there are both pros and cons, but the benefits outweigh the risks in this case.

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For older students, this may be a barrier in doing research. Certain websites may be blocked because they contain information that is flagged as inappropriate, for example a student doing research for a biology project may not be able to enter certain websites that contain needed content due to words associated with inappropriate themes.

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Prevents access to inappropriate websites, including pornographic websites or websites depicting violence.
Can prevent potential Cyber bullying
Reduces chances of young students finding disturbing images aside from violence that can trigger them