Walled Gardens

This is a voicethread presentation about the use and purpose of Walled Gardens in educational settings.

 DiLenardo, Diana, The Debate on Internet Censorship in Public Schools, Fordham University School of Law, Intellectual Property, Media, and Entertainment Law Journal, October 09, 2011 

http://fordhamiplj.org/archives/3033

Rubenstein, Grace, Freedom of Information: How a Wisconsin School District Ditched Internet Filters, edutopia.org, July 5, 2010

  An article discussing the reasons for and challenges of removing internet filters in schools.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/freedom-of-information-wisconsin

Poff, Jon-Michael, Stop Blocking Online Content, edutopia.org,, December 3, 2008: 

      

       Article by a high school student about the harms of internet filters.  His writing is evidence 

       that the filters ultimately do not block the content, it just takes much longer to get it.

http://www.edutopia.org/online-access-internet-blocking-filtering

Guidelines of CIPA

https://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act

COPA Commission report - discusses pros and cons of different methods of controlling content.  Makes specific measurements of impact on 1st amendment rights, and privacy.

http://www.copacommission.org/report/commonresources.shtml

ACLU discussion of CIPA and the issues it creates.

https://www.aclu.org/fact-sheet-childrens-internet-protection-act