Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Limiting access to certain websites at certain times of the day

Here's the scenario:
Students are asking us to restrict the use of Facebook during the school day
(really, they are - ok, some of them are). But since we have boarding
students, we'd like them to have access after school hours and on weekends.
Is there some sort of software that can be implemented at the school level
to control this sort of thing? All I've found so far is software intended
for home computers or software that turn the internet on or off entirely (no
granular control.)
Our school has never used any type of blocking/monitoring software before,
so I am new to the whole concept. Is anyone doing this or have experience
with software that does?
Thanks!

Amy Brudin
St. Anne's-Belfield School
Charlottesville, VA

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