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A Beginners Guide To Protecting Your Family Online - Intro
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A Beginners Guide To Protecting Your Family Online - Intro

Become the guardian your family needs and learn all the tricks for safe internet browsing regardless of device
Created byMasters Of Cloud
Last updated 3/2024
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Parental Controls for Devices (iPhone, Android - non cloud based)
  • Parental Controls for Your Home Internet
  • Understand The Available Controls for Popular Streaming apps like Netflix, Disney+, Prime video
  • Learn the Basics of Internet Connectivity Like Home Routers, DNS and VPNS
  • A deep dive into and a simple methodology to recognise online SCAMS
  • Learn all about VPNS

Course content

5 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 43m total length

  • Introduction to Managing Screen Time10:42

    Learn practical, age-based screen time guidelines for kids, create a family plan with clear rules, and practice transitions with parental controls to balance digital and real-world activities.

  • Introduction: Course Presentation Style, Change Controls and Acronyms8:00

    Learn to combine education with parental controls, test changes, back up and revert as needed, and understand key terms like DNS, IP, DHCP, URL, HTTP, MFA, VPN, and ISP.

Requirements

  • A desire to learn and protect your kids and family online
  • Basic device (PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phones) navigation skills

Description

Join this introductory course course on safeguarding your family's online experience and mastering the art of internet, device and 'in the cloud' parental controls. In today's connected world, ensuring internet safety for your loved ones is paramount.

Handing over an unmonitored, unmanaged device is like driving your family around in a car without seat belts, use this course to learn the best ways of managing some of your devices, or simply cherry pick the videos that matter to you most when you need them!

Dive into a transformative journey where you'll learn practical strategies and cutting-edge techniques to navigate the digital landscape confidently. Discover the basics of setting up robust parental controls across various devices, from smartphones like Apple iPhones and Google Android, learn about OpenDNS, home Internet filtering and even how to deal with SCAMS.

This course equips you with the tools to customize safety measures fitting your family's specific needs. Explore hands-on tutorials, expert insights, and real-life scenarios to craft a secure digital environment today.

Gain a basic understanding of online threats, enabling you to pre-emptively tackle risks and guide your family through safe browsing practices. Elevate your tech skills as you unravel the mysteries of app permissions, privacy settings, and age-appropriate content filtering.

Enroll now and take charge of your family's online safety journey with confidence and competence!

Please feel free to comment/message us for something if you think it relevant to the course or youd like to see compared for its safety and viability.

This course is offered free and parts of this course maybe uploaded to other sites (like youtube) in order to share this knowledge far and wide (given the importance of the topic) however for the best, most cohesive experience you should use the udemy site as the content was designed to be a 'online education course'. Enjoy!

Who this course is for:

  • Parents that want to share their devices with their kids responsibly
  • Carers that want to give access to devices and streaming sites but want to know about device controls
  • People who want to understand more about the basics of the internet and the devices we use daily
  • People who want to ensure their internet access is private and protected

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