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SILER CITY, NC - May 3, 2006-
Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc., today released a
comprehensive white paper detailing best practices for content
filtering in K-12 education environments.
The twenty-five page document
identifies and categorizes a variety of Internet risks in schools
and provides detailed information on threats and remediation.
CAD's best practices guide brings to light both physical and
virtual risks associated with popular teen websites such as
MySpace.com, Facebook, Xanga as well as instant messaging and chat
sites. The white paper also addresses a variety of legal and
security risks that come along with common peer to peer (P2P) and
file sharing applications including Kazaa, Morpheus and BearShare.
Not only does the document identify
potentially hazardous sites, but also outlines an easy to follow
system for administrators to evaluate and document online content
within their schools. Overall, the guide addresses a variety of
topics, helps educators and parents identify harmful sites,
provides a methodical system and offers suggestions on how to
control or block certain types of Internet traffic.
In the introduction, these goals for
the white paper are outlined:
- Ability for teachers and parents to identify potential risks
- Restrict as little content as necessary
- Maintain children’s physical and emotional safety
- Limit vulnerabilities on your network (or home PC)
- Stay within the confines of laws and regulations (current and
upcoming)
The document was created in response
to interest from several of Carolina Advanced Digital's education
customer and as an answer to a recent roundtable discussion.
Content Filtering in School: Best
Practices for K-12 is available in PDF format on Carolina Advanced
Digital's website at www.cadinc.com and distribution by schools,
government and libraries is openly allowed.
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