Recommendations One point that Chase specifically mentioned as being important was to "limit user profiles so that software cannot be installed and to continually monitor files and emails to detect inappropriate content. There is, however, an unfortunate side effect of this surveillance. Legitimate and useful sites are also blocked for students and teachers in the Phoenix Elementary School District (PESD). In the United States, the law requires K-12 schools to add filters to block sites that are obscene and harmful to minors. This requirement comes from a federal law enacted by Congress called the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). This law is indeed important for the safety of children at school. However, it only requires that there be sufficient supervision; it does not specify which specific sites should be monitored. So it’s up to the school to decide. An example of a potentially legitimate site that is currently blocked by PESD and many other schools is YouTube. This is blocked for both teachers and students. YouTube has useful how-to videos, current events, and educational content that could prove a valuable asset. While it is true that offensive content can be found on YouTube, we believe that at least teachers should have access to YouTube, Web 2.0, and other legitimate sites. They should also be able to grant access to their students on a case-by-case basis. If the technology department believes that teachers are not adequately trained to be responsible for the safety of their students and their own online safety, it would be a good idea to provide online safety training for teachers. As online threats are constantly evolving and increasing, this training may take several days before someone arrives on site to assist you. A quick solution to this problem would be to hire more technology staff. They might even want to hire on-call technicians instead of full-time staff, as long as there is someone available to help faculty and staff when needed. If they are truly limited in the number of staff they can hire, they may want to lighten their duties. the burden on workers by investing in cloud computing. For example, free Google Apps for Educators could significantly lighten the load. This service, powered by Google, offers teachers and even students free email, Google Docs, website building, and scheduling. This could eliminate the need for expensive email and document servers and software. More importantly, it could shift attention away from server administration and more faculty and staff technology development..