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Web Filter for Schools: Filtering Features You Need

When you’re evaluating web filtering solutions, you have to think about many different components, from ensuring CIPA compliance to managing your BYOD program. Before you make any final decisions, here are 10 things to consider to help you find the

Daytime: Lightspeed Systems® Keeps Students Safe Online

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Yahoo! News: Lightspeed Systems® Keeping Students Safe Online on KNXV

With more time spent on school-owned devices than ever before, parents of remote learners are looking for answers from schools on online safety measures. Cybersecurity expert, Rich Wistocki, shares advice on device safety for students and recommends Lightspeed Systems® solutions

Lightspeed Systems® Awarded Two Patents for Enterprise-Level Filtering Technology

Austin, Texas, Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lightspeed Systems® (Lightspeed), the leading K-12 online safety and effectiveness solutions provider, was awarded two patents for technology powering its enterprise-level filtering solution, Lightspeed Filter™, for device-based enterprise web filtering and proxy injection of browser-executable functions.   Solutions from Lightspeed Systems are helping schools around the world provide safe and

Lightspeed Systems®: Keeping Students Safe Online on AM Northwest

Is your child safe on their school device? With students learning online, parents may be worried about their kids accessing inappropriate content. Cyber safety expert and retired police detective Rich Wistocki joined AM Northwest to discuss student safety and security while learning

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CIPA Compliance

Lightspeed Filter™ is a CIPA-compliant web filtering software designed for K-12 schools. Lightspeed Filter blocks inappropriate content online better than any competitor, while helping schools be compliant with CIPA and other student internet safety regulations.

Mapping and Understanding Student Behavior Through Data

Digital equity, visibility, and maintaining student connections are all challenges schools and educators have faced in the switch to remote learning. Our President & CEO, Brian Thomas, joins the Remote Possibilities podcast to discuss how Ed-Tech vendors, like Lightspeed Systems,

KGUN AZ: Detective Shares Tools to Keep Kids Safe During Online Learning

When it comes to remote learning, the key question from parents is: Are these devices safe when they’re away from the school network? Rich Wistocki, cybercrime expert, discusses how schools and parents can leverage solutions from Lightspeed Systems to ensure students are safe online while

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Lightspeed Alert™ Helps Caddo Parish Public Schools Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Caddo Parish Public Schools (CPPS) in Louisiana administers several of the state’s top-performing schools and has won more than a dozen merit-based awards from the U.S. Department of Education. How does Lightspeed Alert help keep their 37,000 students safe?

KATU OR: Lightspeed Systems: Keeping Students Safe Online

With their children learning primarily online, parents are searching for answers and solutions to ensure online safety. Cyber safety expert, Rich Wistocki, shares insights and advice for parents of online learners, including at-home parent controls from Lightspeed Systems.  Watch at KATU

Reimagine the inspired and interactive classroom for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning. Lightspeed Classroom Management™ gives teachers real-time visibility and control of their students’ digital workspaces and online activity.

  • Ensure all students interact with only the right online curriculum — precisely when they’re supposed to use it.
  • Push out vetted curriculum links to all students at the same time.
  • Block inappropriate or distracting web sites and apps.

Ensure scalable & efficient learning device management. The Lightspeed Mobile Device Management™ system ensures safe and secure management of student learning resources with real-time visibility and reporting essential for effective distance learning.

  • A centralized, cloud-based solution for infinitely scalable device, application, and policy controls
  • Self-Service App Library, where teachers and students
    can access and install approved curriculum and learning tools
  • Remotely deploy, change, and revoke hundreds of policies and educational applications, while reducing typical downtime and costs

Prevent suicides, cyberbullying, and schoolviolence. Lightspeed Alert™ supports district administrators and selected personnel with advanced AI to detect and report potential threats before it’s too late.

  • Human review
  • Real-time alerts that flag signs of a potential threat
  • Intervene quickly before an incident occurs.
  • Activity logs provide visibility into online activity before and after a flagged event

Protect students from harmful online content. Lightspeed Filter™ is the best-in-class solution that acts as a solid barrier to inappropriate or illicit online content to ensure students’ online safety 24/7.

  • Powered by the most comprehensive database in the industry built through 20 years of web indexing and machine learning.
  • Ensure CIPA compliance
  • Block millions of inappropriate, harmful, and unknown sites, images, and video including YouTube
  • Keep parents informed with the Lightspeed Parent Portal™

Gain complete visibility into students’ online learning. Lightspeed Analytics™ gives districts robust data on the effectiveness of any tools they implement so they can take a strategic approach to their technology stack and streamline reporting.

  • Track education technology adoption and usage trends, eliminate redundancy, and drive ROI
  • Monitor app and content consumption to facilitate early adoption and effective utilization
  • Assess risk with visibility into student data privacy and security compliance