<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Tcqq2_1FQyVk1K00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Tcqq2_1FQyVk1K00" width="734" height="378" ><figcaption>The screen that pops up whenever a blacklisted website is accessed on a district device. The website blocked here is Cool Math Games, a long-time favorite of many students across the district. ( Madelynn Adams )</figcaption></figure>Conroe ISD switched all district-owned devices’ privacy and content filtering to ContentKeeper — a web-filtering platform that allows teachers and administrators to monitor students’ online activity in real time — this June.While the AI-powered software is handy for administrators in monitoring student activity, ContentKeeper and StudentKeeper can be more restrictive than prior web-filtering technology.According to Ativion, the parent company of ContentKeeper, the web-filtering software is “The Industry’s Most Advanced Web Filtering for Safer, Smarter Learning.”ContentKeeper monitors the entire device it is installed on, not just the browser. This feature allows schools more control of what students are allowed to access on school-owned devices and restricts access to many sites, including the popular student platform Cool Math Games, a game site that students often use during free time in class.“The new cloud system can keep tabs on social media apps and other platforms used among most students, in addition to all search engines,” VP of Operations David Lemmon said in an interview with Government Technology.The detailed logs are necessary so administrators can identify students who demonstrate a need for intervention, primarily regarding mental health concerns or disciplinary matters. However, ContentKeeper can do more than simply monitor and log internet activity; StudentKeeper, a teacher-friendly version of ContentKeeper, brings detailed screen monitoring into the classroom.According to Conroe ISD Knowledge Base, a resource for employees and families, StudentKeeper “provides teachers with real-time visibility into how students are using their district-issued devices during class.”StudentKeeper allows teachers to monitor student activity in real time and remotely lock devices, among other features. Using this software, teachers have the ability to keep students on task and streamline assignments, theoretically maximizing classroom efficiency in addition to keeping students safe.StudentKeeper “automatically detect[s] and blur[s] inappropriate AI-generated images,” according to Ativion.It is important to prevent explicit content from being readily accessible, but StudentKeeper’s AI filter often flags real images that are perfectly fine, which can prompt issues schoolwide and disrupts instruction. For example, some photos on The Caledonian are blurred on district devices.ContentKeeper and StudentKeeper are useful web-filtering tools for schools, as they monitor the whole device rather than just the browser. However, its filters can be inconsistent, especially regarding photos.</div></body>

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