Harris County, TX ONLY

[Carolyn Pearl <carolynp@hiway.spring.isd.tenet.edu>]

Our district webmaster is researching Internet availability for students
in surrounding districts.  If you have not already responded to his
e-mail and you are in Harris County or a nearby school district, please
give us the benefit of your experience. TIA!  Respond directly to James
Watson:
mailto:jamesw@hiway.spring.isd.tenet.edu

James Watson wrote:
>
> I am the webmaster for Spring ISD (Houston, TX).  Spring ISD will start
> allowing students to access the Internet this school year.  However, we
> want web filtering hardware/software in place before students access the
> Internet.  We have installed Raptor WEBNOT filtering software and are
> not happy with this solution.  Would you mind answering several
> questions for our Internet Committee?
>
> 1.  Are students accessing the Internet in your district?
>
> 2.  If so, is your district using web filtering hardware/software?
>
> 3.  What web filtering hardware/software is your district using (Please
> include contact information)?
>
> 4.  Does the web filtering hardware/software filter the results page of
> an inappropriate search via a search engine (ex:  a search on "sex"
> lists and describes sex sites with sex graphic advertisements)?
>
> 5.  Does the web filtering hardware/software filter email?
>
> 6.  What procedure do students follow to access the Internet (Sign a
> document? take a test?)?
>
> 7.  If students sign a document, how do you identify the students that
> have signed/not signed the document?
>
> 8.  Do you issue student email accounts?
>
> 9.  Are you happy with your web filtering hardware/software?
>
> Thanks you very much for your time.
>
> --
> James Watson, MIS Dept., Spring ISD
> voice: (281)586-1287 fax: (281)586-1187
> http://www.spring.isd.tenet.edu/

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Carolyn Pearl, Librarian, Westfield High School, Houston, TX 77090
mailto:carolynp@hiway.spring.isd.tenet.edu  or mailto:cpearl@flash.net
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