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#248598 1-Apr-2019 21:03
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Right so it has now started .. me vs my kids, the prize .. unrestricted internet access!

 

So my kids are of the age now where they are getting more tech savvy as well as getting tips from friends on circumventing the basic internet filters I have put it :-)

 

Anyone have some recommendations for software that can be installed on Chromebooks and will block anything I chose as well as let me add to the block list easily (at the moment I just use the Fritzbox blacklist against their laptop IPs) and also give me a nice set of reports on what is installed and accessed ?

 

I did get pointed to a NZ bit of software that also allows teachers/parents to via their screens in real time and allows apps to be shutdown with just a click, but I wrote it on a scrap bit of paper and now can't remember it.

 

Basically I want to go all Big Brother on them till they learn some self control (do homework, don't sneak laptop to bed and play Tanki!)


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  #2209106 1-Apr-2019 21:05
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I read about this a while back, Firewalla. It includes parental control. Maybe it it something similar could help. Putting the filtering in the router would be difficult to circumvent.




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  #2209124 1-Apr-2019 21:46
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How old are the kids? You just need something for Chromebook or other devices? What kind of devices?





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  #2209129 1-Apr-2019 22:02
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https://koalasafe.com/ is our best friend at home.  Free internet time is scheduled and the kids know when this is.  They can do some shores to earn more time, which we can give from the app no matter whether we are home or not.  You can grant time in an 'open' profile or a 'homework sites' profile, or take all filters off for a device permanently or for a specific period of time.  Really parent friendly, IMHO.

 

And they will ship to NZ if you ask.  :)





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  #2209255 2-Apr-2019 09:08
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freitasm:

 

How old are the kids? You just need something for Chromebook or other devices? What kind of devices?

 

 

They are 11 .. have only Chromebooks, no phones or other devices in the mix.


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  #2209256 2-Apr-2019 09:11
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You could enroll in the Google Family Link. I works on Android and Chrome OS.

 

It won't work if they use the Chromebook with a school account though. I also recommend you look at the time management feature in the Fritz!Box - you can assign a certain number of hours per day for some devices and will need a code to unlock extra 45 minutes blocks.





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