The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter TECH ZONE
KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE AT HOME
Many devices or programs we use come with some sort of risk being connected to the internet. To keep you and your family safe online at home there are a number of tools that you can use. These are commonly referred to as Parental Guidance tools and in most cases these options already are on your devices, you just don ’ t know it. See below for some options of how you can protect your child at home.
Parental Controls
Wifi Routers may also have a number of options inbuilt to help support. From time limits to website blocking, the bonus of having network wide restrictions is that anyone that connects to your network can have your predetermined set of ‘ rules ’ applied. Game Consoles are almost in every home which also have a number of Parent Control security options. These are device specific but a quick search online can help. Child - friendly search engines aim to exclude inappropriate sites and material from search results, while making sure content relevant to the search is provided. Whilst no parental tool is 100% effective, implementing some of these measures can help in giving you piece of mind and build good online habits.
Parental controls are software tools that allow you to monitor and limit what your child sees and does online.
They can be set up to do things like :
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Block your child from accessing specific websites, apps or functions (like using a device ’ s camera, or the ability to buy things). Filter different kinds of content — such as ‘ adult ’ or sexual content, content that may promote self - harm, eating disorders, violence, drugs, gambling, racism and terrorism. Allow you to monitor your child ’ s use of connected devices, with reports on the sites they visit and the apps they use, how often and for how long.
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Set time limits , blocking access after a set time.
While you can download external software to assist in this, most Apple (OSX Parental Control) and Microsoft (Microsoft Family) products come with tools pre installed on the device.
For more information
please visit www.esafety.vic.gov.au for more resources
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