PWCS seeks to shape students into digital citizens using information technology to better the world around them. This includes using digital tools to explore and exchange ideas safely and responsibly. In support of this, many parents and families have asked PWCS for potential solutions to monitor children’s online activity on personal devices.
PWCS Resources
PWCS has robust monitoring in place within the PWCS network on PWCS-provided devices to keep students safe and identify potential concerns.
Please see the PWCS Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety and Media Literacy webpage for additional resources for digital citizenship, internet safety and media literacy.
PWCS Partnership Resources
BARK
Through a partnership with Bark, PWCS is pleased to provide a potential solution for families who may wish to monitor personal devices provided to their children. Through this partnership with PWCS, Bark is now offering all PWCS families Bark Jr for free (normally $49 annually) and Bark Premium for 20% off full price (normally $99 annually).
Using Bark Jr, parents and guardians can manage screen time, block websites and apps, and get location alerts for unlimited children and devices. Bark Jr works on Apple, Amazon, and Android devices.
Bark Premium provides all of the features of Bark Jr and adds to that monitoring of texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and platforms, web searches and saved photos & videos. Parents will receive parental monitoring alerts for issues like cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation.
Parents/guardians can get the discount via this link or sign up using J4S5MQ3 as the referral/promo code when signing up via the Bark website.
Resources from the Bark Blog:
- Ultimate Parental Control Guide for All the Top Apps and Devices
- Tech Guides
- Bark Blog - Kids and Technology
Android Resources
Apple Resources
- Apple - Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
- Bark - iPhone Tech Guides
Digital Catalogs of Resurces for Parent/Guardians
- Common Sense Media - Parenting, Media and Everything in Between
- Parent Tips and FAQs
- By Topic
- By Platform
- Parent Tips and FAQs
- Connect Safely - Parent Guides
- Guides and Quick Guides
- Parent Guides
- Quick Guides
- Guides and Quick Guides
- Google - Be Awesome. Helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world.
- Net Smartz - Smartphones
- iCAC - Internet Safety for Parents