RESOURCES
GENERAL RESOURCES
Chromebook Help - This site is a direct link to Google's Chromebook help site.
A Parent's Guide to Schoology - This website has good information for parents on what resources are available from the Schoology Parent Portal.
INTERNET SAFETY RESOURCES
Media & Digital Technology - Resources for Parents - This page from Edutopia provides information regarding technology and your child including issues relating to privacy, Internet safety, social networking, and information sharing.
Online Safety Tips from the NJDOE - This NJDOE site provides some quick tips and resources for parents and caregivers to help keep their children safe online.
Google’s Family Link - Monitor web access and screen time on your children's Android devices and personal chromebooks using the Google Family Link app. (Parents can utilize Family Link on iOS or Android devices but children must be using Android phones or chromebooks) Also from Google, check out their Digital Family Well Being.
Parental Controls for iPhones and iPads - Set up your child's iOS device to control content, screen-time and feature access
Connect Safely.org - A nonprofit organization dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security. Here you’ll find research-based safety tips, parents’ guidebooks, advice, news and commentary on all aspects of tech use and policy.
Family Online Safety Institute - Need help talking with your kids about online safety? Want to know about parental controls? Looking for a simple set of rules to use with your children? FOSI’s Good Digital Parenting provides you with videos, tip sheets, resources, blogs, and more. Here is the link to their section on Good Digital Parenting
Netsmartz.org - Netsmartz is a program offered through The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. You'll find information relevant for parents and youngsters regarding Internet Safety, privacy, bullying, and digital citizenship.
Fronline.org: Digital Nation - Frontline, associated with PBS, created four workshops related to digital issues such a safety, multitasking, and using technology as a learning tool.
Commonsensemedia.org - This website provides relevant information concerning issues with Internet Safety, social networking, and the latest news about movies, apps, and other media releases
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children/Cyber Tip Line - Report a web-based crime or dangerous site
PARENTAL CONTROL FOR WIRELESS ROUTERS
There are a number of ways to filter content, control the devices accessing your home network, and set time limits for different users. Each link is a help video from the different wifi vendors:
Netgear/Orbi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJJbIKbQBCs
Linksys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRNiA3-1s_A
Google Wifi: https://store.google.com/us/product/google_wifi_first_gen_support
TP Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHwtkMDYEio