Being a computer lab manager for the past six years I noticed how important it is to block some websites that you don't want your students to access in their ICT session.
Here are the steps to block any website (for Windows):
Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Now copy and paste the following text in that Run box:
c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Choose “Notepad” to open it.
Step 2: Go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type in the following format:
127.0.0.1 xxxx.com
Eg: If you want to block facebook.com and myspace.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
Step 3: Save the modified file
That’s it. None of the above sites can be visited on your computer.
One per line if you want to add more web sites.
Note that you should have administrator rights so that you can modify the "hosts" file.
I used this way to block access to some games' websites that were inappropriate for my students, and it worked perfectly.
Don't hesitate to ask any question :)
Here are the steps to block any website (for Windows):
Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Now copy and paste the following text in that Run box:
c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Choose “Notepad” to open it.
Step 2: Go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type in the following format:
127.0.0.1 xxxx.com
Eg: If you want to block facebook.com and myspace.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
Step 3: Save the modified file
That’s it. None of the above sites can be visited on your computer.
One per line if you want to add more web sites.
Note that you should have administrator rights so that you can modify the "hosts" file.
I used this way to block access to some games' websites that were inappropriate for my students, and it worked perfectly.
Don't hesitate to ask any question :)
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