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The only reliable way I've found to block YouTube (and other things) while still allowing kid to use Google Classroom/Hangouts/etc is: 1) Use Windows 10 with K
by techcode 5y ago
The only reliable way I've found to block YouTube (and other things) while still allowing kid to use Google Classroom/Hangouts/etc is:
1) Use Windows 10 with Kids/Family features
2) Switch my kid to use Edge instead of Chrome/Chromium
Nr 1 allows you to block apps (e.g. Calculator, Chrome, Roblox ...) as well as websites - either completely and/or during specific days/times. There's also "screen time" feature - both for the computer/OS itself, as well as per application.
So you can allow kid to have "unlimited" screen time on week days between 8am and 3pm (during "home" school) while block all apps/games except Edge. Then say in the afternoon allow 2 hours for Minecraft/Roblox/etc. Or not allow any - so when they try to launch it you get email/notification and can allow it for the next 5/15 minutes ... 1/3/8 hours.
Nr 2 is mostly because Chrome doesn't care/use Windows block/filter rules. Luckily Edge is basically Chrome that does honor those rules.
- techcode 5y agoAnd yeah - while I didn't have luck with other ideas (e.g. DNS, /etc/hosts ...etc) because of that accounts.youtube.com or say wanting to still allow youtube for the other (toddler which was "home daycaring" because that was closed too) - somehow this Microsoft & Edge thing just works exactly as you would expect it. And for the occasional "But teacher assigned us to watch this YouTube video" - kid can ask for permission to view particular URL. That said - at that point we've usually went the route of just opening that particular youtube video on one of parents computers/phones and watching it together (or streaming to living room TV).