Happy New Year and Welcome back to school!
This is as good a time as any to talk about online safety when doing searches on search engines. The one that is highly recommended is GOOGLE. Google has well known support features which help parents and teacher guide the kids to search safely when online.
One such web page from Google is called:
How You Can Protect Your Family Online
(click on the above title to go to the Google Good To Know Website)
(click on the above title to go to the Google Good To Know Website)
This page has tips for safe searching as well as links to YouTube videos which explore the topic.
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You can also set up the Google Search engine to filter searches from unwanted adult material by following these simple steps.
SafeSearch: Turn on or off
With SafeSearch, you can help prevent adult content from appearing in your search results. No filter is 100 percent accurate, but SafeSearch should help you avoid most of this type of material.
Turn SafeSearch on or off
- Visit the Search Settings page at www.google.com/preferences.
- In the "SafeSearch filters" section:
- Turn on SafeSearch by checking the box beside "Filter explicit results." Turning SafeSearch will filter sexually explicit video and images from Google Search result pages, as well as results that might link to explicit content.
- Turn off SafeSearch by leaving the box unchecked. With SafeSearch off, we'll provide the most relevant results for your search and may include explicit content when you search for it.
- Click the
Save button at the bottom of the page.
If you're signed in to your Google Account, you can click Lock SafeSearch to help prevent others from changing your setting. Learn more about locking SafeSearch
SafeSearch should remain set as long as cookies are enabled on your computer, although your SafeSearch settings may be reset if you delete your cookies.
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