Filtering

//**School principals must Approve or Deny staff requests to have web sites blocked or unblocked.**//
Once a request has been submitted, the principal receives an email that the request has been submitted. The principal must review the web site for appropriate instructional content and Approve/Deny the request.
 * //**Approval**// applied - the request is automatically forwarded to the ITFC (Instructional Technology Filtering Committee) for final approval. Once the ITFC has approved the request, the requester will receive a notification email that their request for the site to be unblocked has been approved.
 * //**Denial**// applied - the requester will receive an email notification that their request has been denied.


 * Noteworthy:**
 * SDP web page timed-out notices are not necessarily blocked web sites. These are usually of short duration and should not be submitted to the filtering committed for review.
 * Check that the URL is accurate. Many requests are made with URLs that are just plain wrong.
 * Any site that does not separate out inappropriate content will continue to be blocked, i.e. YouTube, Vimeo, Picasa.
 * Video: SchoolTube and TeacherTube are not blocked. Please check alternate sites for appropriate video content.
 * Google Images and Flickr are not blocked. Please check alternate sites for appropriate photo content.
 * Streaming media sites like Pandora and Vimeo are blocked to ensure there is adequate bandwidth for all teachers and students.

<- Log in under Employee
 * 1. A staff member may request a site be blocked only from the District's Master Login:**

<- Once logged in, click on the Internet Filtering Exception Request

<- Click on the link at the bottom of the page which will take you to:
 * 2. A staff member may request a site be unblocked in two ways:**
 * From the District's Master Login (//same as above//).
 * From the blocked page

<- Click to log in to MyPhilaSD and follow the online directions.