Section 2 – Filtering Categories

Generally web filtering software blocks a default set of content categories, i.e. adult material, gambling, file sharing.  The categories in turn determine which sites  are  unavailable for viewing.

One of the issues schools face is how sites are categorized. Some educators report that  filtering categories may be too narrowly defined and that  some educationally appropriate content is miscategorised?

What sites do you or fellow colleagues use, that are often blocked, but you would like to see promoted as educationally appropriate  for all NZ schools?

What do you think?