Web+Filtering

=Introduction=

Why Filter?
That's easy: it's the law. In the US, the [|Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)] requires filtering.

What is Web Filtering?
Check out "[|Understanding Content Filtering]" (June 2007) on TechSoup, a website for nonprofit organizations.

Open Source Filtering Tools
[|DansGuardian] is the most well-known software used for web filtering.

=Assignment=

//To be completed the week of January 22-25. This will count as your quiz grade for the week.//


 * 1) Do all your work on your wikispace response page:
 * Ryan's Web Filter Page
 * Edward's Web Filter Page
 * cloud's Web Filter Page
 * Taylor's Web Filter Page
 * Patrick's Web Filter Page
 * 1) Choose your own topic then place your response on your response page.
 * A detailed description and summary of CIPA and brief listing of similar laws in other countries.
 * Debate the merits of different types of web filters.
 * What are the free speech ramifications of web filtering?
 * A [|risk analysis] of NOT filtering internet connections in a school. (Probably best paired with the diagram option below)
 * Other: proposed and approved on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
 * 1) Choose your final presentation medium. All responses must include a Wikispace page illustrated with images and links
 * Movie Maker movie uploaded to [|YouTube]. Please embed the video on your wikispace page.
 * PowerPoint slide show uploaded to [|slideshare]. Please embed the show on your wikispace page.
 * Audio discussion/podcast format uploaded to [|Odeo]. Please embed the show on your wikispace page.
 * Diagram uploaded to [|gliffy]. (Probably best for the risk analysis) Please embed the image on your wikispace page.

Suggested Schedule

 * Tuesday:** Choose your topic from #2 above. Research and make notes on your wikispace response page.
 * Wednesday:** Choose your final presentation type from #3 above. Finish researching and writing on your wikispace response page. Organize your information into an outline or script.
 * Thursday:** Begin your final presentation.
 * Friday:** Work on your final presentation. Embed into your wikispace response page.

Rubric
done on time and completely. || 0-30 points || original thought, details (not found on the 1st page of Google results), and a complete analysis of the topic. || 0-40 points || topic, dove really deep with your analysis, or otherwise showed that you challenged yourself with this assignment. || 0-10 points || book, magazine -- whatever -- that you used is acknowledged. || 0-10 points ||
 * **Objective** || **Score** ||
 * **Follow through**: Project is
 * **Depth**: Assignment presents
 * **Challenge**: You tackled a difficult
 * **Citations**: Every website, image,
 * **Engaging**: Your final product is interesting. || 0-10 points ||
 * **Total** || 100% ||