REMC1 Online Safety for Parents and Students -  Main Page

• • Unmonitored internet use pitfalls
  • Solutions for Controlling Devices at home, Safety, and Monitoring
  • Dangers of popular Apps and Games
  • Helpful Websites

Unmonitored internet use pitfalls

• Health and Emotional Dangers
• Legal Dangers

Solutions for Controlling Devices at home, Safety, and Monitoring

• Solutions include
  • automatically disabling devices at set times daily (you can override this as a parent for one-off exceptions too.
  • Limiting app usage by setting usage limits (such as social media or tik tok for 1hr a day only)
  • Banning app use (by configuring an app can be used for zero amounts of time per day).
• MacOS/IOS
• Android/Google
• Microsoft Windows/Xbox
• BARK (monitoring for home)
• AURA (digital bodyguard)
• Life360 (Physical Monitoring for Phones/Devices)

Dangers of popular Apps and Games

• Snapchat
• Facebook
• TikTok
• Instagram
• Discord
• Roblox
• MetaVR
• Playstation
• Xbox
• AI and AI apps

Helpful Websites

• NetSmartzkids - The NetSmartz program offers age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline
• Nemours Children's health (teen) - We aim to give you the tools and confidence to make the best health choices. Nemours® TeensHealth is part of the Nemours® KidsHealth® website.
• FBI - Safe online surfing - Safe Online Surfing (SOS) Program
• Safety Pledge - Keep Kids Safer online resource toolkit
• Know2protect - Protecting our youth starts with us (DHS)
• Internet Safety for Kids - Michigan MC3/State Police Tips for internet safety