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Two Kansas State University faculty members outline the pros and cons of Internet filtering software and offer school administrators four options to choose from when deciding whether to filter information.

Web Resources for Filtering
Note. These Web sites were valid when this issue of L&L went to press. We have no control over these sites, though, and the Web is very volatile. Please let us know if you find a broken link, and we'll do our best to update it.

www.people.virginia.edu/~kac7f/vste/safe.html
This site contains links to resources for educators planning to provide Internet access to students, such as sample acceptable use policies and various groups interested in policy issues.

www.erehwon.com/k12aup/
Nancy Willard, a former attorney in education and computer law, describes K–12 acceptable use policies on this site. She provides sample AUPs, letters to parents, student contracts, and other resources needed to formulate school procedures for Internet use.

www.proteacher.com/060010.shtml
Resources for teachers on filtering software, acceptable use policies, and configuration and security tools for schools accessing the Internet are provided here.

http://mason.gmu.edu/~vbaldwin/resource.htm
The Web Censorship Resources List has been compiled for the benefit of anyone interested in more information on Internet censorship. This list includes information on civil liberties groups, government regulations, and recent court battles.

References

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Magid, L. J. (1998, January 6). Much ado about almost nothing. Computer Currents [Online serial]. Available: www.larrysworld.com/articles/muchado.htm.

McKenzie, J. (1996). A dozen reasons why schools should avoid filtering. From Now On [Online serial], 5(5). Available: www.fromnowon.org/mar96/whynot.html.

McCullagh, D. (1998). Lose it! Yahoo! Internet Daily Life [Online serial]. Available: www.zdnet.com/yil/content/mag/9803/blockdeclan.html.

Qualey, M. L. (1997). Bill: Babysit the ’Net [Online document]. Edina, MN: Internet Broadcasting System. Available: www.wcco.com/news/stories/news-970206-111851.html.

Rheingold, H. (1994). Why censoring cyberspace is futile [Online document]. The Well's Virtual Community Conference. Available: gopher://riceinfo.rice.edu:1170/00/More/Acceptable/rheingold.

Schofield, J. (1994). Cyberspace superhighways: Access, ethics and control. Transcript of the John Marshall law school conference [Online document]. Available: gopher://riceinfo.rice.edu:1170/00/More/Acceptable/k12trans.

Taaffe, L. (1997, August 6). How much access? Los Altos Town Crier [Online serial]. Available: www.losaltosonline.com/latc/arch/9732/CoverSto/cover/cover.html.

Web-site suspension earns student 30k. (1998, April 14). Wired News [Online serial]. Available: www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/11650.html.

Weinberg, J. (1997). Rating the net [Online document]. Available: http://www.law.wayne.edu/weinberg/

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