Benefits for Technology Directors

BENEFITS FOR TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORS

The Global Chalkboard is easy to administer and use. For a Technology Director it delivers the following benefits:

Technology Directors can now delegate Web 2.0 content decisions to teachers and Curriculum Superintendents while still managing the security of their school's Internet access based on its Acceptable Use Policy.
For a teacher to use a YouTube video in their curriculum, Technology Directors must give them flexible discretion over specific filter categories. When a Technology Director creates User Accounts, he/she decides which educators they want to give this discretion to.
The Global Chalkboard gives Technology Directors the ability to secure schools from all https sites to prevent non-legitimate, proxy sites from using encrypted Web traffic.
In addition to categorizing known Internet proxies through the its URL category list, the Global Chalkboard also delivers Real-time Proxy Detection that examines suspicious-looking URLs to determine if the network client is attempting to circumvent its filter by use of a proxy.
Server-based; there is no need to install extra software on each individual computer.
Allows the school to easily manage student access to Internet features such as AOL, FTP, etc. to conserve network demand.
BASCOM's annual subscription includes automatic upgrades for software, additional Web content in the Web Library, and new BASCOM lessons. Also provides full disaster recovery with off-site back-up of configured files and teacher-created lessons, phone technical support, and online technical support.
A system that's easy-to-use minimizes questions from users providing a technology coordinator with more time to do his/her job.
The Guardian is an integrated firewall that completes the instructional approach to Internet management found in the Global Chalkboard by governing other types of Internet services such as AOL, FTP, and IRC — far exceeding the capabilities of a traditional filter. The Guardian also provides an extra layer of protection for your school's network by integrating with an existing firewall or operating independently as the primary firewall for your school's network.