A few hints: This is a three-dimensional relief map of the ocean floor showing the age of the oceanic crust at different locations. The key for the color scales is found along the bottom of the map. If you click on the map it will zoom in. To learn more about how these maps are made and interpreted go to: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tectonics/atlantic.html…
As our world has become much more “plugged in”, the internet has become a primary part of our daily lives. It has produced a direct line for a much stronger, graphic sexual material to enter our homes. (Suggett, n.d.)…
As a student of Georgia Gwinnett College, I want to share my views on the issue of limiting access to certain websites. I understand that Georgia Gwinnett College would like to block all access to all social media websites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, etc.) This has been the subject of much debate between the students with the faculty at GGC. I get the idea that some of the websites are inappropriate for use through the campus-wide wireless network. Faculty should get the chance to look at the site, not just look at the URL. I have learned that there are going to be sites out there that will be educational and schools have blocked them. Most of the college students in our generation learn through technology. Many students use social media to enhance their learning, expand the reach of the classroom, find things we know, and fashion our own personal learning network.…
And statistics vary on the extent to which children have been exposed to inappropriate material on the Internet at school. A Consumer Reports test of popular filter software found most allowed access to as many as one in five objectionable Web pages while blocking access to legitimate ones. Filters have blocked Web sites about the movie "Babe," a film about a pig, and the catering service "Let's Have an Affair. In some cases, filters block harmless sites merely because their software does not consider the context in which a word or phrase is used. At Intermediate School 93 in Ridgewood, students were researching the election stalemate today when an eighth grader came across a web site that used foul language. It slipped through the board of education's Internet filter and so did suggestive photos. But most of the time, students are frustrated because the filter limits their resources. One seventh grader wanted to study Tino Martinez. He couldn't. Same for Jackie Robinson. Also, ancient Olympic games were access denied because the board of education software blocks sports as a subject (American). These issues should be taken up with the school district itself. They are the ones who determine what will be blocked and can override certain subject areas and words. It is important to keep in mind that some sites use incorrect names or deliberately misspell words for their website so that it can bypass a filter. It is these types of people that children need to be protected…
“In 2001, the International Telecommunication Union calculated that, approximately 2.3 billion people had internet access at the end of that year. Since then, the percentage of people using the internet around the world has continued to grow” (Li 2). Censoring the internet has been a hot topic for quite a while now. Many people believe that censoring the web isn’t a good thing because of certain laws and rights we have as citizens. The internet has some cons but it also has many pros. The downside of the censorship is that the truth is blocked out and it violates our freedom of speech. On the other hand, censorship of the internet can reduce the numbers or even stop human trafficking, prevent identity theft, stop cyber bullying and so much…
The Internet is an amazing place where people can communicate, transfer and research information, and find entertainment sites. It also allows freedoms that major media enterprises did not have. The concern with the Internet is it contains sites that are not appropriate for children. Some people believe the Internet should be free from censorship while other argue the Internet should be controlled.…
Schools should limit online speech because it could endanger people’s lives, be disruptive to education, and display offensive information. “The First Amendment to the Constitution says,””Congress shall make no law...abridging [limiting] the freedom of speech...”” (Online Speech Mini-Q 179). Freedom of speech has limits; examples are clear and present danger, fighting words, obscenity, conflict with other important interest, and the time, place, and manner which are not protected by the First Amendment. In 1925, the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment applied to multiple levels of government, which included public schools. In 1969, the Supreme Court ruled that free speech rights don’t end at school grounds, and in 2007 the Supreme Court allowed the school to punish students for speech outside of the school campus. Therefore, schools should be allowed to limit online speech in order to protect students from physical and mental harassment as well as distractions.…
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First, there are children in the libraries, and we should protect them from seeing things that they should not see. Children can learn a lot from the internet. There are many sites they can visit to help them with homework. However, their curiosity may lead them to websites not viable for children. The internet filters software can protect them from this danger. Also, most library filters leave the choice of what to block in the hands of the filter administrator who selects the categories to block, so the people ask library staffers the permission to access the websites that are blocked.…
At Hesperia High school and many other schools across the country students have been given chromebooks, ipads, and tablets to enhance their learning experience. However, along with the new technology there are also new restrictions. Many websites are blocked and unavailable to the students. How can high school students learn efficiently, expect to become mature, and use their time adequately if schools continue to block an excessive amount of sites? Web filters in high schools are too restrictive and as a result the new technology given to students is not helping.…
Schools should be able to limit students’ online speech because of these three reasons: bullying is a widespread problem, it is materially disruptive, and bullying violates civil rights. Bullying must be stopped because it causes big problems to students and staff at…
But limiting online speech that is done outside of school is not one of them. Limiting online speech especially if it is done outside school. It is jeopardizing 1st amendment freedom of speech rights. Also cyberbullying is not a widespread problem and cyberbullying is not that disruptive in the school environment. Therefore it is necessary to look at all the facts here on limiting online speech.…
released a study documenting the effects of internet blocking, also known as filtering, in U.S. schools. The study found that blocking software over blocked state mandated curriculum topics extensively for every web page correctly blocked as advertised, one or more was blocked incorrectly (“Study…”).…
There are a lot of different internet sites that can be dangerous for children and young people. All computers should…
Students everywhere are concerned that the web filters are too restrictive at their school. Every school has them, they’re the things that won’t let you access a website that you wish to visit. Web filters should not be allowed at school. When the students try to visit a website that is blocked or restricted, the restriction page comes up and does not allow access to that website. Except, there needs to be websites that students should be allowed to visit, for recreational purposes and even educational purposes. By not allowing access to the websites that you are allowed access to outside of school, it doesn’t teach the students how the real world will be because in the real world, there are no web filters. Web filters should not be allowed at schools.…