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