setting parent controls on a macbook, iphone, ipod, ipad, pc, & android devices
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Setting Parent Controls on a MacBook, iPhone, iPod, iPad, PC, & Android Devices. An Old Mill Presentation. Mac. Go to the the Apple icon in the top left-hand corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear with System Preferences on it. Click on System Preferences. System Preferences. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Setting Parent Controls on a
MacBook, iPhone, iPod, iPad, PC, &Android Devices
An Old Mill Presentation
Mac
Go to the the Apple icon in the top left-hand corner of the
screen. A drop-down menu will appear with System Preferences
on it. Click on System Preferences.
System Preferences
The System Preferences is the Control Panel of a MacBook.
Click on Parent Controls
Parental Control Window
Once you click on Parental Control, it will bring you to this window.
It will ask you for your administrator password.
You’ll need to create a user account for your child.
Main Page/AppsFrom here you can choose which options you want to change.
You can change access to apps.
Web
Web allows you to limit the websites that can be visited by your child.
Please be careful, because your child needs to access many websites for school.
PeoplePeople allows you to limit chat and emails to the addresses you add on the list.
The program will send the administrator an email if your child attempts to send an email to people not on the approved list.
Time Limits
Time Limits allows you to set hours for computer use or to set a total number of hours the computer can be used in one day.
Other
Allows you to control things like hiding profanity in the dictionary or letting users change passwords without your permission.
Locking Changes
Once you have set the controls as you wish, click on system and return to this window.
Finishing
Click on the lock in the left corner.
You will be brought back to this window and you are finished.
iPhone/iPod
iPhone/iPod
Click on settings
Settings Icon from IOS 6
iPhone/iPod
Click on General
iPhone/iPod
Click on Restrictions
iPhone/iPod
Enable Restrictions.
It will ask for password. Enter it twice. DO NOT forget your password or you will have to reset your phone to factory settings to make changes!
iPhone/iPod
Scroll down to make the changes you want.
This example shows restrictions to websites visits and allows access to specific websites only (and you can add your own website addresses).
iPad
iPad
Click on Settings
Settings Icon from IOS 7
iPad
Click on general.
Click on restrictions
iPad
Same as iPhone/iPod
Enable restrictions.
Enter password.
Choose what you want to restrict!
If you click on Safari, for example it will remove the icon from your screen!
PC (Windows 7)
PC (Windows 7)
You must have administrator account on the PC
Press start
Click on control panel
PC Click on user accounts and family safety
Create a user account for your child.
PC
Then click on the account you want to restrict
Turn Parental controls on
PC
Choose the categories you want to restrict:
Time
PC Choose the categories you want to restrict:
Games
By Type
By TitleBy Rating
PCChoose the categories you want to restrict:
Allow and Block specific programs
PC
If you want to block websites, you need to download Windows Essentials
PCMake sure you select “Choose the programs you want to install” otherwise it will download an entire packet of programs!
PC
Click on Family Safety.
PC
Select the account you want to monitor.
PC
Configure the settings as you want.
PCYou can select up to five levels of web filtering.
You will receive a weekly email to your account letting you know what they have visited.
Android Tablet
AndroidYou can download one of several apps for parental control. Here is one list we found of the top 10 apps.*
Screen TimeFunamo ($19.99)Net Nanny (12.99/yr)Famigo ($0.99/mo)Kids PlaceMM Guardian ($0.99/mo)Norton FamilySafe BrowserApp LockToddler Lock
And there are many others* Tom’s Guide 11/27/13http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/596-best-android-parental-control-apps.html
It’s that easy.But it’s also complicated.Good luck!
This presentation was created using a template created by a teacher named Tim Bray and greatly expanded and updated by Gary Rudman, an OMS parent