16 Sep 2011 Watching Your Students—from 2007 Like many school
districts that have computers with Internet access, there are
firewalls built into the system. These firewalls block students
from accessing porn, chat rooms, music lyrics that contain
profanity, and many other sites that are inappropriate for
children and teens. Of course, no system is safe. In many cases,
students can override the firewall, and the firewall can also be
over ridden by the site the students attempt to access. There is
no foolproof system in place to protect kids (and teachers, who
are charged with making certain kids are not subjected to
inappropriate web content), so teachers should put into place
their own classroom safeguards to prevent at the very least an
embarrassing situation, and at the most, censure by their
employers. Here are a few suggestions that can be effective: Set
up the computer center in the classroom so that it can be seen
by the teacher from all directions. Make certain you can see the
monitors, and the student