Top Resources

🌟DIGITAL PARENTING RESOURCES 🌟

• MCDS Tech Responsible Use Policy (RUP)

• MCDS Digital Wellness Recommendations & Parenting Best Practices (Revised 10.2026)

• MCDS Sample Family Tech Agreement (You can click here to make a copy of the sample Google Doc for editing.)

• MCDS AI Family Recommendations

• MCDS 3rd-8th Grade Tech Survey Results

• AI Literacy toolkit for Families  (Common Sense Media)

• AI Risk Assessments by platform (Common Sense Media)

• Chromebooks at MCDS in Grades 6-8

• Is Your Kid Ready for Their First Phone? (Common Sense Media)

🤖 PERSONAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT 🤖

• At-home Parental Controls Feature Guide

• Tools to create internet schedules and/or filter your home wifi: Eero Profiles, Bark, Aura, Qustodio

• Apple Native Parental Controls

• YouTube Safe/Restricted Mode

• Get Started with Family Link (Google)

• Setting up Content Controls in Libby

• Google Safe Search

• OurPact

• Setting up Screen Time & App Restrictions on iPhone

• Setting up Family Link on Android

• Setting up Parental Controls on Nintendo Switch

• Content Controls on Streaming Sites (Netflix, Hulu, etc.)