In time of Winter Break, technology can be a great ally in the home, to entertain, learn and explore online safely as a family. For this reason, Google shared a series of recommendations and digital resources -free and free- to take advantage of free time during these weeks in a safe way.
In this way, furthermore, Parents will be able to make progress in generating good digital habits in children and adolescents, that during winter holidays they may be more exposed to using social networks and the Internet as they have more free time.
Five Google tools for winter holidays
Parental controls. Given the availability of free time that minors and adolescents have this season, supervising online content can be a challenge for those in their care. For that, Family Link It helps families establish basic rules and controls when using screens, as well as allowing them to manage minors’ accounts. For example, it can be used to set screen time limits, approve or reject requests, or manage the applications they want to download to their mobile devices.
Prevent explicit content. Taking care of the type of content that minors access is also a great challenge. With Safe SearchMothers and fathers can restrict the results returned by the Search Engine to protect children from inappropriate content. They can also manage search results so that violent and/or inappropriate content is limited.
“Bartolito’s adventures on the Internet.” In alliance with El Reino Infantil, YouTube Kids created a list of five chapters where the best-known characters from La Granja de Zenón transmit messages, concepts and advice about online safety and privacy, from preventing possible cheating to being kind on the Internet. These teachings are presented through simple, everyday situations with Bartolito and his friends.
Spaces for chat and play. To promote friendly and responsible digital spaces, Google has the program Be Great on the Internet, Designed for children to explore the digital world safely and consciously. What can you do on this vacation? Activities, games and interactive materials, to acquire necessary skills, for example, to preserve your identity in the online world and practice good digital citizenship.
History and security, united in a single place. With Google Arts & Culture, Young people and adults can understand how security was used many years ago, how it evolved over time, and find devices that were used to preserve information, objects and more. For example, what the encryption machines were like, the software programs that were used for teaching, the magnetic disks or more commonly called floppy disks, etc.
It is also possible to find a series of games for children such as puzzles, crosswords, coloring pages, among other activities to enjoy and learn about Art, History and Music.
