To block inappropriate and or un-educationally web sites that shall not be seen by the students. Well i don't agree with this, because all that this is doing is making our intrest in School go down the drain. If they block the sites that are fun AND edjucational, then school becomes boring and all intrist fades away until there is no intrist to be in school. I say that they shouldn't block sites.
I'm not exactly sure what your question is but in the US schools have the right to block any websites that they choose to block.
They block all messaging sites but not wikianswers
Most schools block blog sites.
You don't go there. School computers block some sites and you are not suppose to be on those sites. When I find students on sites that are not part of the subject/curriculum I take them off the computer.
You cannot block sites on Gmail as it is not a browser. You can block sites on browser. Gmail itself is a website running on browser.
They use website filters. The filters stop students from accessing sites that have been blocked. The filters are ran through the school's/school district's server.
Yes, Apple does offer web settings that will help to block Phishing sites.
Any school where the IT people have a lick of sense will not only block all downloading sites, but also prevent students from installing anything if they do manage to download it.
Go to your security settings, Go to restricted sites and type in the site and it will block the site. Hopes this helps.
Schools block Facebook because it is social not educational. If you are caught bypassing blocked sites, you could face serious punishment.
It would depend on the limitations of your particular school internet system, as most will block some internet websites, but some may allow access to sites which others do not.
You can block gambling sites by installing a web filter on your computer. Alternatively, you can set up parental control to block these websites on certain types of Internet security software.