topic3 - Wiki link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_servers
This link is to a wiki on proxy servers. I looked this up because my students seem to trust me enough to tell me when they are attempting to break the rules, which humors me immensely. Since our district has blocked many sites such as FaceBook and MySpace, which the kids want to frequent in their down time after their work is done, the students are attempting to use proxy sites to go around the blocked sites. Interestingly, the proxy servers have not been blocked - a topic I intend to share with our IT director this week when he comes to our building. This wiki gives a decent general overview, and then gets into some "nitty gritty" which is more than I think I understand. You have to be a techie to really want to know all the info on that link; or at least that's what I think. At least I know what a proxy server is now, and I got the info I needed :)

I share this because if you think a student can't get to a site your district/school has blocked, think again. Apparently, proxy servers are widely known amongst students...Honestly, there are days I feel I'm sooooo in the dark with what kids can do with computers.