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Web Filtering: equally beneficial for your 5-year-old & 15-year-old

Securly

Web filtering is required by law, as long as schools wish to receive e-rate funding to supply their digital classrooms. The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires that schools “block Internet access to pictures that are (a) obscene (b) child pornography or (c) harmful to minors.”

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 30 Edition)

Doug Levin

Thirty-six said they did not have adequate internet access. Sci-Hub can instantly provide access to more than two-thirds of all scholarly articles. But 47 of the state’s more than 80 school districts requested waivers from that law last spring, opting for paper-and-pencil tests instead. But just how enormous is its repository?

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The Impact of Technology on Education

eSchool News

From interactive digital resources to online learning platforms, technology has given educators innovative tools to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments. Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration.