on Sun, May 16, 2004 at 08:45:31AM +0200, Rune Garmann (runemann@c2i.net) wrote: > On 16. mai 2004 Karsten M. Self wrote: > > I'm working in a youth center with a ten-system computer lab, 80+ kids > > using it so far, Samba domain. > > _Most_ of them can deal with passwords. A few can't spell their own > > names (and most of 'em could use better typing skillz -- not to mention > > a far more discriminating taste in music....). > > > > But for a fair number of 'em, particulary the younger set, and a few > > others with learning disabilities, remembering passwords seems to be > > beyond the possible. Anyone have experience with setting up accounts > > for kids? > > > > Primary login is WinXP. Even here, the three-field login (username, > > pass, logon target (workstation/domain) is confusing. > Karsten, > > a password must be easy to remember, but difficult to guess. I've picked a "three favorites" strategy, one of which is a number. Some of the kids apparently change their favorites frequently. The ones with problems would likely not be able to remember other stuff either. > I have taught the kids in my school two strategies they can use, if > they want to. The first is to combine two words that normally are not > combined, like "apple+fish=applefish". Many of the kids have made > quite amusing passwords in that way. The second is to take the first > letter in the first words of a song they like and combine them into a > word, like "Old Mac Donald Had A Farm=OMDHAF". > One of the kids, who had some difficulties with spelling, used a part > of the text on a sign in his classroom as password. That functioned > nicely ;-) That's pretty close to where I'm at. The major problems are maybe a handful of kids out of the 100+ (counted, yup) signed up already. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Free Software Primer -- concepts you need to understand http://twiki.iwethey.org/Main/FreeSoftwarePrimer
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