Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gBGGgoX22366; Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:42:50 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:42:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <A698D8C6-1114-11D7-A91F-0030656A26C8@worlded.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jeff Carter <jcarter@worlded.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2694] Re: Article: Internet Filters X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.548) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1347 Lines: 35 On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 12:30 PM, Hacker, Emily wrote: > A recent Kaiser Family Foundation study, published in the Journal of > the American Medical Association, found that Internet filters used in > schools and libraries block many sites that students may need for > school and personal research on important health-related information. > While this probably comes as no surprise to members of this list, > what's significant about this report is that it is the first such > study to appear in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. > > Article: Internet Filters Block Many Useful Sites, Study Finds > http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/11/technology/11FILT.html?tntemail1 An interesting tidbit appeared at the end of the Washington Post story on this study: > One of the more ironic findings of the study, Richardson said, is not > that health information was being blocked but that the young people > searching had their own difficulties -- filter or no filter. > > "These kids can't spell," Richardson said. "Thirty out of 132 search > terms they used were misspelled. If you don't spell it correctly, you > won't find anything like what you are looking for." Jeff Jeff Carter World Education Boston, MA (617) 482-9485 -------------- e-mail: jcarter@worlded.org <http://literacytech.worlded.org> <http://www.worlded.org>
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