hool computers and install the dynamic IP updater rather than having indivi=
dual parents set it up.=A0 =0A=A0=0AIf individual parents do it at home, us=
ing a router the school should=A0lock down the DNS settings on individual m=
achines or and include the IP updater on the computer.=A0 Otherwise it is t=
rivial for students to disable.=0A=A0=0AThe nice thing for parents doing it=
at home is that they can monitor their children's own usage.=A0 The thing =
parents usually dislike is that if they engage it at the router level, the =
whole family has to live with the restrictions.=A0 Not necessarily a bad th=
ing but still something parents will grumble about.=0A=A0=0A_J_____________=
_______________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo.com =0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Mes=
sage ----=0AFrom: Dave Candelario <dcandelario@micds.org>=0ATo: ISED-L@LIST=
SERV.SYR.EDU=0ASent: Monday, October 20, 2008 10:18:41 AM=0ASubject: Re: We=
b filtering software as parental option on 1:1 laptop program=0A=0APatt,=0A=
=0AWe just launched our 1:1 program this Fall and had a similar challenge.=
=0AFor parents that choose to pursue a web filter at home, we recommend=0AO=
penDNS.=A0 It's a free service that filters by categories and installs on=
=0Athe home internet router, so nothing to install (or hack around) on the=
=0APCs.=A0 This works for any PC that's using the internet router, so when=
=0Afriends visit with their PCs, they are subject to the internet filtering=
=0Aas well.=0A=0Ahttp://www.opendns.com/=0A=0ADave=0ADirector of Technology=
=0A314-995-7478=0A=0A=0AA forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LI=
STSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:=0A>Hi all,=0A>=0A> =0A>=0A>We are currently running=
a one-to-one tablet PC pilot program in our=0A>sixth grade. Because this i=
s a pilot, we bought the computers and are=0A>loaning them to the students.=
=A0 Each student has local admin rights on=0A>their tablet and continue to =
be well educated about internet safety=0A>issues.=A0 The tablets have just =
gone home for the first time and we have=0A>some parents who are interested=
in installing filtering software,=0A>especially software that can block "X=
XX" sites.=A0 We would love to know=0A>if any of you have had a similar exp=
erience and what your=0A>recommendations are. Our questions are:=0A>=0A>1.=
=A0 =A0 Did you allow parents to install their own filtering software on=0A=
>school-owned or school-managed laptops? If so, how did that work out?=0A>=
=0A>2.=A0 =A0 Do you have any specific software recommendations that we mig=
ht=0A>recommend to parents?=0A>=0A>3.=A0 =A0 Have any of you bought school =
licenses for filtering software that=0A>you installed on laptops loaned to =
students for a 1:1 program?=A0 If so,=0A>how did that work out?=0A>=0A> =0A=
>=0A>As always, thanks for your wisdom and time!=0A>=0A>Patt Moser=0A>=0A>S=
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