NSW DET - Internet Filter Checking

There is no point making fantastic lessons online - where you want your students to access websites you specify - if those sites are blocked by DET!!!


NSW DET have a "graded" level of internet filters - Teachers have the most "open" filters. Senior students have more than years 9 & 10, All of the above have more access to certain sites than years  7 & 8.


There is an EASY to use tool for you to check the Internet Filter settings within the DET portal.


In the My Applications tab you can scroll down to :


Internet Filtering - Web Filter Check
Use this tool to check if staff or students at your site area are allowed access to specific URLs.
For assistance, contact your local IT Help   


Once you have opened this, you enter the web address of the site you want to check and it will give you a list of which year groups have what access (if any) tot he site you are testing. 


ACTIVITY THREE:
1)  Log in to your DET Portal. 
2) Click on the My Applications Tab
3) Scroll down to Internet Filtering - Web Filter Check & open site
4) Enter the following Web Addresses to see who has access to what sites:
   a) www.youtube.com
   b) www.edublogs.org
   c) www.twitter.com
   d) www.wordle.com
   e) www.smh.com.au
   f) www.ebay.com.au
   g) www.blogger.com
5) Remember to comment about what you have discovered in this activity