There are three things to consider for your family’s cyber safety: the technology you use, your household rules, and how you will be monitoring student usage.

Technology

1. Have you set up age appropriate controls on your child’s device?
1. iPhone/iPad
2. Others
2. Do you have appropriate web content filtering for your home?
3. Does your child’s device allow you to set limits for application use?

Tips for Technology Use

1. Have you discussed/set screen time limits?
1. Screen Time awareness
2. Do you differentiate between school time and personal time?
2. What does your family feel comfortable sharing online?
3. Where do devices go when device time is over?
4. What happens when a child breaks the rules?
   
   

Monitoring

1. How often do you check your child’s browser history?
2. Where can Internet connected devices be used in the house?