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Online Safety

Keep the internet a safe place to learn

So much of homeschooling now happens on a screen: a math app here, a science video there, a research rabbit hole after lunch. That is wonderful, and it also means the internet is part of your classroom. Here are the tools we leaned on to keep it safe. Start with the free built-in controls, then add more only if you need it.

Start here (free & built-in)

Monitoring & filtering apps

Kid-safe search & learn

The real safeguard: no app replaces the basics. Keep screens in shared spaces, use a kid-safe search engine for the little ones, and talk often about what they see online. Tools buy you time and catch what you miss; conversation does the rest.
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