Question?

   The Lea we use control the websites but we have the facility to either bypass or block for certian websites.

All web based email is blocked but some forums are accessible. We do block other sites like Youtube as the content isn't controlable.

MSN though isn't installed on the school PC's and they are unable to install it. It is tricky to block the MSN port but fortunately for us we don't have that issue.

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radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Topic: Question? Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 10:33am
	The Lea we use control the websites but we have the facility to either bypass or block for certian websites. All web based email is blocked but some forums are accessible. We do block other sites like Youtube as the content isn't controlable. MSN though isn't installed on the school PC's and they are unable to install it. It is tricky to block the MSN port but fortunately for us we don't have that issue.

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 9:09am
	Being a techie in a school I can throw a bit of light on the whole forums/msn/hotmail thing. The DFES state that students should not be able to access materials from the internet that could put them 'at risk' or materials that could be deemed as inappropriate. So that's 90% of the web out the window for a start.... Most LEA's use a 3rd party filtering system that all schools should route through (or have one that is compliant to the current BECTA standard). These vary from very good to absolutely awful! The one we have is pretty good as it has varying levels of access, staff is access is pretty much free and not a lot gets stopped (luckily for me). Hotmail is a really thorny issue though. A lot of schools who do not wish to have their own mail server get the sudents to sign up for hotmail and then collect the addresses in. Hotmail by its very nature is insecure and very prone to inappropriate content which is why many LEA's block it. It also cuts off 1 avenue for cyber bullying as you cannot easily control what gets sent by hotmail but you can control what goes through an internal mail server (given education pricing this is not difficult or expensive to set up). Anyway....I will go take my geeky work coat off now and put my drysuit back on.... Paul Edited by jeffers
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HannahJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 9:28pm
	I think forums at my school get blocked if you try to post But we can access hotmail. Edited by HannahJ
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MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 9:14pm
	So does that mean that whenever you are at school you can't use hotmail etc, bit harsh if it is
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Helz Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 04 Mar 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 96	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 9:11pm
	Msn is blocked, but this is a sailing website they see the word Yachts and they r like "Yeah thats ok." I am at school to learn but today they were only 7 people in my year at school 2day do to CCF Field day. We couldn't go cos we r ingured/ill. I twisted my spine on a trapeze. This is the only forum i can find which isn't blocked!!!
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MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 9:04pm
	I guess in a way they haven't really got much choice with filtering msn and stuff because they haven't got anywhere else to go and check there emails and go on forums when not in lessons
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les5269 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1530	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 8:33pm
	Here was me thinking you were at school to learn... Edited by les5269
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mike ellis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 8:29pm
	i can get on the Y+Y forum at school but not much else.
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HannahJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 8:20pm
	And forums/msn aren't blocked? i wish...
	MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail

Helz Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 04 Mar 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 96	Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 6:22pm
	no we have computers dotted round skool - 5 in our boarding houses, a libruary suit, a history suit, 2 it blocks a dt block a history suit and two in every classroom and a science suit. Its good - there are enough computors for every1 in skool 2 b on 1 at the same time
	luv Helz