Whether they’re finding images of bats for an information report, gathering statistics for an upcoming speech, or reading about the recurring motifs in ‘The Great Gatsby’, the internet is an incredible resource for ākonga of all ages. Of course, it also has downsides...
Good digital citizenship + web filtering = safer online learning As you know, technology is only part of the solution to keeping students safe online. This needs to be combined with continuous education around good digital citizenship and the basics of how to keep...
I use YouTube. A lot. I’m guessing you do as well. If not, who are you? And what are you doing online? Seriously, I’ve just completed an unofficial poll in my head which confirms that 90% of educators think YouTube is a handy tool in the classroom. Let’s assume this...
Recently we have seen an increasing amount of inaccurate and misleading information being published about N4L’s Web Filtering service provided as part of your fully-funded Managed Network connection. In an effort to ensure your school is able to make informed...
Schools wanting to implement Individualised Filtering as part of N4L’s Web Filtering are now able to do so using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) as their authentication method. This means school now have 3 options when implementing Individualised Filtering -...
Following the below email we have identified that schools using Secure Website Inspection or Individualised Filtering after the 5th of November 2015 will have problems signing into Chromebooks if no action is taken by your Web Filtering administrator . If you are the...
As of June 23rd, Google is now using HTTPS to deliver all of their search websites. HTTPS - is an encrypted protocol for providing web pages to users. Trade Me, Amazon, online banks and many other websites all use HTTPS to protect their users data and identity as they...