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The Apple TV allows owners of iPods, iPhones, and iPads to stream media from their devices to their television. It also includes a number of other features like Netflix and YouTube integration.
In part four of this series on iTunes and iOS, I’ll be covering AppleTV parental controls and wrapping up this series. Joel Dittmer reminded me via Twitter about the Apple TV and its parental controls.
Just like other Apple devices the Apple TV’s parental controls are easy to configure. They’re not as granular as other devices but if you’re using them in conjunction with iTunes parental controls then they should suffice.
To access the parental controls on Apple TV goto Settings >> General >> Parental Controls. When prompted enter a passcode. Next you can configure whether to Show, Ask, or Hide options. Ask will prompt for your passcode. Don’t forget to head down to Purchase & Rental and configure it to Ask or Hide so that the little ones can’t view previews for “General Audiences”.
These settings tie in nicely with parental controls and restrictions for other iOS devices and really helps to provide a safer experience for your children. With supervision and these controls in place you can expose your children to great technology without exposing them to objectionable content.
Now that I’ve covered how to manage restrictions and parental controls on a myriad of Apple devices and iTunes I’d like to hear from you. Do you use iOS restrictions and parental controls in iTunes. Were you aware they existed before listening to the podcast or reading the blog posts? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Other items mentioned in the podcast:
App Review – Kids’ Dental Health
Learn to Solder with a Comic Book
Internet Danger on Mobile Phones [Infographic]
The Rise of Internet Addiction [Infographic]
Grant Imahara Shares His Passion for Science and Technology in Presentation at RPI
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If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to [email protected], or leave a comment on the blog. Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers. Also follow the podcast on Twitter: @wiredhs. Join the Facebook page over at http://facebook.com/wiredhs
Music: Poofy Reel by Kevin Macleod.
The Wired Homeschool is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network. For more family-friendly tech podcasts visit techpodcasts.com
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The Apple TV allows owners of iPods, iPhones, and iPads to stream media from their devices to their television. It also includes a number of other features like Netflix and YouTube integration.
In part four of this series on iTunes and iOS, I’ll be covering AppleTV parental controls and wrapping up this series. Joel Dittmer reminded me via Twitter about the Apple TV and its parental controls.
Just like other Apple devices the Apple TV’s parental controls are easy to configure. They’re not as granular as other devices but if you’re using them in conjunction with iTunes parental controls then they should suffice.
To access the parental controls on Apple TV goto Settings >> General >> Parental Controls. When prompted enter a passcode. Next you can configure whether to Show, Ask, or Hide options. Ask will prompt for your passcode. Don’t forget to head down to Purchase & Rental and configure it to Ask or Hide so that the little ones can’t view previews for “General Audiences”.
These settings tie in nicely with parental controls and restrictions for other iOS devices and really helps to provide a safer experience for your children. With supervision and these controls in place you can expose your children to great technology without exposing them to objectionable content.
Now that I’ve covered how to manage restrictions and parental controls on a myriad of Apple devices and iTunes I’d like to hear from you. Do you use iOS restrictions and parental controls in iTunes. Were you aware they existed before listening to the podcast or reading the blog posts? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Other items mentioned in the podcast:
App Review – Kids’ Dental Health
Learn to Solder with a Comic Book
Internet Danger on Mobile Phones [Infographic]
The Rise of Internet Addiction [Infographic]
Grant Imahara Shares His Passion for Science and Technology in Presentation at RPI
###
If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to [email protected], or leave a comment on the blog. Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers. Also follow the podcast on Twitter: @wiredhs. Join the Facebook page over at http://facebook.com/wiredhs
Music: Poofy Reel by Kevin Macleod.
The Wired Homeschool is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network. For more family-friendly tech podcasts visit techpodcasts.com