[Year 12 IPM] Proxy avoiding web sites and individual user accounts

[Cameron Bell]

PS - I am not associated with Bright Sparks in any way. ;)
(We use SINA too, but looked at the BS option to keep costs down as well)

Cameron Bell wrote:
> Why not switch to Bright Sparks unlimited-download plan for $550 per month?
> What sort of traffic plan are you on currently?
>
> Laurie Savage wrote:
>   
>> Can you log the indivdual students and kill their accounts? We had a
>> budget blow-out in 2005 because of a sudden upsurge in downloads of
>> videos and songs. We threatened and then hit the kids with an Internet
>> levy and told them why. This year, with reminders, we are on track
>> budget-wise.
>>
>> As a last resort kill the Internet for a while - that works wonders.
>>
>> Laurie
>>
>> kgration at myrtlefordsc.vic.edu.au wrote:
>>     
>>> Dear List,
>>>
>>> During the last few months our wonderful students have discovered
>>> treasure troves of proxy avoiding web sites (e.g. vtunnel, kproxy,
>>> flyproxy etc. etc. etc.) with multiple variations of each of these
>>> and numerous others as the URL. Most of these sites are secure (i.e.
>>> https:// rather than http://) so are difficult to block or usually
>>> totally unblockable using the SINA front end. The Year 10-12 students
>>> are particularly notorious for this kind of behaviour. Blocking the
>>> source IP address appears to be the only rather fragmented solution
>>> to this problem . . . but this essentially amounts to a game of catch
>>> up . . . and without a full time tech. usually means a call to
>>> Editure . . . who aren't always 100% successful either.
>>>
>>> Not surprisingly our Internet budget has basically been blown as a
>>> result. I am now considering taking away individual user accounts for
>>> student Internet use and having Learning Area, Year Level or some
>>> other account structure where teachers enter the password for
>>> students in their care.
>>>
>>> Does anyone out there have any gems of wisdom (bright ideas) or
>>> perspectivesto share in this area?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Kim
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Kim Gration
>>> ICT Manager
>>> Myrtleford Secondary College
>>> http://www.myrtlefordsc.vic.edu.au
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