All of my sources this week were located using the MCC online databases. Two were found using the ERIC database, and one was on Ebrary.
Bell, Mary Ann. "The Elephant in the Room: School Districts Nationwide Are Voluntarily Filtering the Filters--And No One Is Talking about It." School Library Journal 53.1 (2007). ERIC. EBSCO. Mesa Community Coll. Lib., Mesa, AZ. 1 Oct. 2007 < http://ezp.mc.maricopa.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ755241&site=ehost-live >.
The author summarizes the results of an informal survey she conducted in 2006. She gives some specific examples of filter-related problems, and offers six ways to approach the issue. As an associate professor at a university, she has a good background to write about the topic.
Conn, Kathleen. Internet and the Law : What Educators Need to Know. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2002. Ebrary. 2002. Mesa Community Coll. Lib., Mesa, AZ. 1 Oct. 2007 < http://site.ebrary.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/lib/mesa/Doc?id=10044788&ppg=128 >.
The author of this book is a lawyer, working as a public school administrator. There have been court rulings issued since this book was published, but most of the information is still relevant. An appendix contains good explanations about filtering and compliance with current law.
Johnson, Doug. "Maintaining Intellectual Freedom in a Filtered World." Learning and Leading with Technology 32.8 (2005): 39. ERIC. EBSCO. Mesa Community Coll. Lib., Mesa, AZ. 1 Oct. 2007 < http://ezp.mc.maricopa.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ697382&site=ehost-live >.
This article addresses the challenges encountered with different levels of filtering. The respected author outlines the process used for determining what should be blocked to comply with the provisions of the law. He also identifies eight things that teachers and media specialists can do to facilitate proper Internet use in schools.
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