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The Most Popular Websites in Every Grade Level

Last year, we told you about most popular websites among K-12 students: We learned Google dominates the K-12 device space — particularly due to the large number of Chromebooks in education —…

14 Things No Other Internet Filter Can Give Your School

Your internet filter needs to keep students safe and using technology appropriately. No internet filter besides Relay can do all 14 of these essential things.

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Why It’s Time to Get Smarter About Filtering Your K-12 School

The internet is changing, technology is changing, and it’s time for filtering to change, too. Lightspeed Filter™ brings schools a needed revolution in web filtering.

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3 Ways Lightspeed Systems Honors Safer Internet Day, Every Day

Today marks Safer Internet Day 2018, a global event recognizing the importance of keeping the internet safe, especially for young users.

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Top 3 Ways Lightspeed Systems™ Helps Schools Foster Digital Citizenship

Even people who work with students probably don’t realize just how much time kids spend online. For teenagers, that number goes up to 7 hours and 22 minutes.

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What Are Your Kids Doing Online? Here’s How to Keep Parents Informed

Happy new year from Lightspeed Systems! It’s just the beginning of 2018 and we’re ready to share a major new feature release in Lightspeed Filter™ (formerly Relay).

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What We Learned About K-12 Students From 147 Million of Their Online Searches

If you had to guess, how many online searches does the average K-12 student perform in one month? And how many websites do they visit?

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What Millions of Student Searches and Page Views Can Tell Us About Their Digital Habits

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Can You Guess the 30 Most Popular Websites Among K-12 Students?