Mobicip Supports Back to School Program: Bring Your Own Device While many schools are starting Bring

Your Own Device (BYOD) Initiatives to furt her classroom education via technology, mobile Internet safety service Mobicip.c om reinforces the need to ensure child safety. Thousand Oaks, CA, August 30, 2011 -- Mobicip.com, the leading Internet safety a nd parental control service for mobile devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch and i Pad, is a key enabler for mobile learning projects in K-12 schools. While typic al mobile learning projects are sponsored by the school, mobile learning is slow ly and inexorably moving towards what is called BYOD. Bring Your Own Device is a movement that helps get technology in the classroom in a way that is very affor dable for schools (meaning parents or PTAs pitch in) while still being on the cu tting edge of educational practices. Mobicip, an organization dedicated to enab ling students to learn on the mobile web, reminds parents of K-12 students durin g this back to school time that while movements like BYOD can help get technolog y in classrooms, it is always important to ensure that online safety controls an d online content filtering be factored into the equation. I have heard talk of all students in K-12 schools expected to have BYOD learning devices by 2015, says Suren Ramasubbu, Founder and CEO of Mobicip.com. In quite a few instances, the parents or PTA are pitching in and purchasing the technology to empower always-on access to learning. While this is a creative, fast and af fordable way to get technology in the classroom, it is important for these paren ts and educators to have content filters set up on their kids devices to protect the K-12 students using any online or mobile device so that the focus stays on e ducation. According to Project Tomorrows Learning in the 21st Century: 2011 Trends Update, T hree times as many high school students have access to online learning and twice as many middle school students are learning online, since Speak Up 2007. The re port continues by stating; More than 40 percent of students now designate online classes as an essential component of their learning experience. Administrators a nd parents are increasingly supporting the students vision for learning online. E dReach, an online platform for passionate, outspoken educators did a recent post about BYOD saying that While BYOD is far too radical for many school districts a t this time, it is inevitable that this is the future. The sooner districts embra ce this future and begin to plan for it, the more effective this transition will be. BYOD may not be the success formula to get devices in all classrooms, but the fa cts do support that online and mobile learning works, so there are stronger effo rts to get devices in the classrooms in as many ways as possible. Project Tomor rows Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile! said in their report that "9 0 percent of the Mobile Learning Explorer administrators state that mobile compu ters increase students potential for success, as compared to 59 percent of the no n-Mobile Learning Explorer administrators." "62 percent of responding parents re port that if their childs school allowed devices to be used for educational purpo ses, they would likely purchase a mobile device for their child." The future of education is growing more and more mobile. BYOD is something back -to-school minded parents and educators may have read about, considered starting or have been in meetings about this already. Leaders in online safety like Mob icip.com, who are dedicated to enabling online learning, remind deciding parties that mobile kids deserve to safely use and learn on the mobile web and that doe s involve making sure all devices have content filtering on them to ensure CIPA compliance, eRate eligibility, and to keep the focus on learning. To learn more about Mobicip.com, visit www.mobicip.com.

About Mobicips Web Filtering and Dynamic Parental Control Software Mobicip is the most popular content filtering solution available on the App Stor e. The best-selling Mobicip Safe Browser app has been consistently rated among t op paid apps, downloaded and used by tens of thousands of parents andseveral K-12 schools and school districts in the US, and was recently recognized by the2010 P arents Choice Awards as a Top Mobile App. Mobicip s dynamic content filtering inc ludes a new YouTube filter, Windows 7 Content Filter, and Linux Content Filter f or parents and educators to ensure their childrens Internet safety while they are on the web. In addition to enabling online learning by supporting iOS-based dev ices, Mobicip partners with schools like Comal ISD to create custom app solution s that further enable online learning. Learn more at www.mobicip.com. Contact : Nicki Gauthier Mobicip 501-I South Reino Rd. Ste 212. Newbury Park CA 91320 805-380-5687 pr@mobicip.com http://www.mobicip.com/