Resources for K-12 Education

Video call app, Houseparty, is rapidly growing in popularity amongst young people. Our article explains what parents need to know and how you can help keep children safe. Learn more.

For those schools who do not have any form of remote Filtering during these difficult times, we are offering Smoothwall Cloud Filter free of charge until the end of term. Learn more.

In light of the current global health situation and the possibility of a temporary school closure, we want to extend our support to you. Read our guidance on offsite filtering and remote network access.

Smoothwall was presented with Tech & Learning’s prestigious Best of Show at TCEA Award on February 5th for Smoothwall Signal’s uniqueness in the market and the ability to solve problems in classrooms and schools.

School districts with student populations with English learners must have a filter capable of handling different languages. What does this mean for a quality web filter?

Read more about CIPA – what it requires, who it applies to, and how a content-aware approach to web filtering can help schools exceed CIPA expectations.

Today’s school environments require a web filter as a part of a broader solution around digital and student safety; explore how these solutions work together.

These days it’s unusual to find a web filter vendor not making use of machine learning or intelligence somewhere in their products. But how can schools compare them?

Recreational BYOD filtering is particularly important for extra-curricular activities. For a step by step breakdown of how transparent web filtering and BYOD authentication works, read the full article.