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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.
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Setting Parent Controls on a MacBook, iPhone, iPod, iPad, PC, &Android Devices An Old Mill Presentation
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/Apps • From 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.
People • People 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 • 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 • 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) • 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 By Type • Choose the categories you want to restrict: • Games By Rating By Title
PC • Choose the categories you want to restrict: • Allow and Block specific programs
PC • If you want to block websites, you need to download Windows Essentials
PC • Make 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.
PC • You 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 • Screen Time • Funamo ($19.99) • Net Nanny (12.99/yr) • Famigo ($0.99/mo) • Kids Place • MM Guardian ($0.99/mo) • Norton Family • Safe Browser • App Lock • Toddler Lock • And there are many others • You can download one of several apps for parental control. Here is one list we found of the top 10 apps.* * 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