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inside of a volcano, reconstructed dinosaurs,
salmon cruising up a stream…. The Web can give
kids lots of great stuff to check out - but
there's danger amidst the fun. There's also a
lot of adult material that is, shall we say,
inappropriate for our young friends. The best
barrier is still good, old-fashion supervision.
But then again, there is only one of you and
twenty of them. What's a teacher to do? Get an
extra pair of eyes? Set up Internet Explorer 5's
Content Advisor and screen things that kids
really don't need to see or know about yet! |
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Everyone
has heard the rumors - and there's no denying them.
There is a multitude of violence, offensive language,
and sex on the Internet. However, this fact need not
scare you away from letting kids enjoy all the other
great stuff in the World Wide Web. You can use IE5's
Content Advisor to filter out content that's
inappropriate for children. By turning on the Content
Advisor, you can ensure that only approved content will
be displayed in IE5 - and you can adjust the settings
yourself by accessing it with a password. To
enable the Content Advisor:
1)
Click Tools on the Menu bar and select Internet
Options. The Internet Options dialog box appears.
2)
Click the Content tab.
3) Click the Enable button in the Content
Advisor area. The Content Advisor dialog box appears.
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IE5
has divided adult content into four categories:
Language, Nudity, Sex, and Violence. These categories
were created by the Recreational Software Advisory
council, a non-profit group based in Washington, D.C.
You can choose where to draw the line in each of these
categories.
For
example, within the Language category, you can choose to
restrict access to the following levels:
- Level 0 - Inoffensive slang
- Level 1 - Mild expletives
- Level 2 - Moderate expletives
- Level 3 - Obscene gestures
- Level 4 - Explicit or crude language
To
adjust Content Advisor Levels for the first time:
1)
With the Content Advisor dialog box open, click one of
the categories in the list.
2) Drag the slider to set the limits you want.
3)
Repeat the above two steps for each category you want
to limit, and then click OK in the Content Advisor
dialog box. When you first use Content Advisor, you
are prompted to create a Password in the Create
Supervisor Password dialog box.
4) Type a password into the Create Supervisor
Password dialog box. You need to do this twice: first
into the Password text box and then into the Confirm
Password text box.
5)
Click OK on the Create Supervisor Password dialog box.
6) Click OK on the Internet Properties dialog
box.
TIP:
Forgetting a password is a lot more common than you may
think! It's a good idea to write down your password and
keep it in a secret place - just in case.
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You
can turn the Content Advisor on or off whenever you want
- but only if you know the password. To
disable the Content Advisor:
1)
Click Tools on the Menu bar and select Internet
Options. The Internet Options dialog box appears.
2) Click the Content tab.
3) Click the Disable button in the Content
Advisor area. The Supervisor Password Required dialog
box appears.
5)
Type your password into the Supervisor Password
Required dialog box and click OK.
6)
Click OK in the Internet Properties dialog box.
To
enable the Content Advisor after you have turned it off:
1)
Click Tools on the Menu bar and select Internet
Options. The Internet Options dialog box appears.
2) Click the Content tab.
3) Click the Enable button in the Content
Advisor area. The Supervisor Password Required dialog
box appears.
4) Type your password into the Supervisor
Password Required dialog box and click OK.
5) Click OK in the Internet Properties dialog
box.
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