The user interface for doing so will not be specified by this group, but will instead be a point of competition among providers of on-line services, Internet browsers, and browser accessories. Vendors will also compete based on how difficult they make it for children to bypass rules that parents set. Passwords or other authentication schemes will prevent children from reconfiguring rules. Even the best implementation, however, will not provide complete security. In particular, children will be able to bypass their parents' rules by using computers at the homes of friends who have more permissive parents.
Teachers collaborate on lesson-specific boundaries.
The social studies teachers in a Middle School plan to use the Internet as part of a series of lessons on how the U.S. government operates. The teachers would like to conduct supervised sessions where students explore the materials prepared by Federal agencies and political interest groups. The teachers are concerned, however, that the students may wander off the intended topic. Some materials, such as comic strips, may be acceptable for students to look at during free time, but not during the social studies lessons. Prior to the lessons, the teachers identify a number of sites, documents, and chat rooms that they believe are relevant to the topic.