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More good writing about the role of filters and how they are used

Good discussion on CIPA compliance and who is in charge of determining what is appropriate or not. This discussion articulates why a filtering company shouldn't be in charge of telling me what is appropriate or not. There is no standard that can be applied by a 3rd party provider.

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What is required? Good discussion of some of the requirements for CIPA

U.S. Dept. of Education Technology Plan - Infrastructure: Access and Enable - discusses the role of filtering and providing access - read "Balancing Connectivity and Student Safety on the Internet" 

An interesting site regarding filtering in schools..... BalancedFiltering.org is a grassroots campaign to promote balanced content filtering in schools which complies with the law, promotes accountability, and encourages responsible digital citizenship

The article is really well written and for me provided tremendous clarity. I think this will help provide guidance on how to better utilize filtering and allow students/teachers to have more responsibility to be accountable and responsible. Thanks, Anne!

Another great blog post by Wesley Fryer to help us understand CIPA compliance and it's role in our schools. Wow!