Recommendations One point that Chase specifically mentioned as important was "Keep user profiles limited so software cannot be installed and continuous monitoring of files and emails for inappropriate content". There is, however, an unpleasant side effect of this monitoring. Sites that are legitimate and useful to both students and teachers of the Phoenix Elementary School District (PESD) are also blocked. In the United States, Kindergarten-12th grade schools are required by law to add filters to block obscene and harmful sites for minors. This requirement comes from a federal law enacted by Congress called the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). This law is indeed important for the safety of children at school. However, it only requires that there be sufficient monitoring and does not specify which specific sites should be monitored. It is therefore up to the school to decide. An example of a possibly legitimate site that is currently blocked by ESDP and many other schools is YouTube. This is blocked for both teachers and students. YouTube contains helpful how-to videos, current events, and educational content that could prove to be a valuable resource. While it is true that offensive content can be found on YouTube, we believe that at least teachers should have access to YouTube, Web 2.0, and other legitimate sites. They should also be able to grant access to their students on a case-by-case basis. If the technology department does not believe that teachers are educated enough to be responsible for their own and their students' online safety, it would be a good idea to provide online safety training for teachers. As online threats continually change and grow, this train could take days for someone to come on site to assist. A quick fix to this problem would be to hire more tech staff. They may also want to hire on-call technicians rather than full-time staff, as long as there is someone available to assist faculty and staff when needed. If the amount of staff they can hire is truly limited, they may want to lighten the worker load by investing in cloud computing. For example, the free version of Google Apps for Educators could greatly lighten your load. This service, provided by Google, offers teachers and even students email, Google Docs, website building, and scheduling, all for free. This could eliminate the need for expensive email and document servers and software. More importantly, it could take the focus away from server administration and more toward the technology development of teachers and staff.