Netflix Updates: Netflix is soon adding Video Game Streaming to their services. Right now, users can download any of the listed games and play them for free by connecting their Netflix Account. But they are currently testing video game streaming, which supports a game controller app […]
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Family Link now allows some Chrome extensions! This week, we’ve been inundated with the following question: Does Family Link allow the Zoom extension? And the answer has always been, “no.” But that changed today! For over a year the PYE team has been active in Chromebook
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Netflix Party lets teens stay connected while social distancing. These are crazy days. Most of the world is on high alert, school is cancelled, and we’re all stuck at home. And with perfect timing, a group of smart people have created Netflix Party as a way
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**Updated December 2, 2020 Really, Mom, I’m STILL Doing Homework! Many kids are going to be “stuck” at home in front of screens a bit more than usual as a result of COVID-19. Michigan schools will be canceled starting on Monday, March 16. Here are a
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We love watching movies whenever we want! Especially over the holidays when Netflix and Disney+ get plenty of watch time. The Protect Young Eyes Team wants to show you how to enjoy these services through whatever streaming device you own, while also removing the junk. Apple
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Background: in 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was voted into law and went into effect in 2000 due to the tireless efforts of Senator Edward Markey (D-MA). It’s goals were to: Prevent the online collection of personal information by persons or entities under
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Family Link parental controls have improved significantly since they were first released in 2017. After Google shockingly removed Supervised Users from Chromebook in January 2018, Family Link slowly became the parental control replacement for both Chromebooks and Android devices. What is Google Family Link? Family Link
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‘Tis the Holiday Season to Give Digital Gifts! Hello, Parents! Once again, the Protect Young Eyes team wants to prepare you and your children for the holidays by providing some parental control guidance for digital Christmas gifts. Before Gifting Electronics, Consider This Instead of focusing so
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On February 23, 2021, Disney+ Updated its parental controls. Watch our new video explaining these wonderful changes! Disney’s streaming video service, Disney Plus, is here (also available as an app for iOS or Android)! Endless Star Wars, Marvel, The Simpson’s, Pixar, all of your Disney favorites,
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Updated March 1, 2021 Forest Hills Public Schools is nestled on the east side of Grand Rapids, Michigan, with close to 10,000 students in grades PK – 12, spread across 19 buildings. Superintendent Dan Behm has been an educational leader in multiple districts, but “During my
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