We are excited to introduce you to a new tool that we believe will be beneficial to you and your child’s education, mental health, well-being and control over screen time and online access.
The tool is called IMTLazarus, and it is designed to give you, as a parent, greater control over your child’s Chromebook during home time (5 pm to 8 am on weekdays, weekends, half term and holidays). This is exactly the same tool we use in school to supervise, control and provide content filters to our students’ Chromebook, but this time it is available for parents.
We understand that as parents, you are concerned about your child’s safety and well-being while they are online. With IMTLazarus, you will have the ability to monitor and manage your child’s online activity, as well as set restrictions on certain websites.
Some of the features of IMTLazarus include:
- Website filtering: You can totally block access to the internet.
- Attention management: You can set a digital padlock on your child’s Chromebook, ensuring that it is totally blocked.
- Web report: You can see a full report of your child’s online history: searches, most common websites, etc. This is a fantastic tool to build a trusting relationship with your child and help them mature in their responsible use of screens and the internet.
- Screenshot records: The tool takes a screenshot any time your child’s Chromebook has a change in its screen, so you can visualise what your child is doing in real-time (only with screenshots) and in the last few hours.
To request access to IMTLazarus, please complete this Google Form. Once we receive your request, we will provide you with instructions on how to access and use the tool to control your child’s Chromebook.
Please note that this tool is optional, and you are not required to use it if you do not feel it is necessary. However, we believe that it will be a useful tool for many of our parents, and we encourage you to consider using it.
As you may recall from our previous post about Safeguarding our children online, we shared with you some other tools that can help you supervise your child’s mobile phone usage. We believe that IMTLazarus is a great addition to these tools and will provide you with even greater control over your child’s online activity over their Chromebooks. We understand that monitoring your child’s online behaviour can be a daunting task, but we hope that these tools will help make the task a little easier for you. We encourage you to take advantage of these tools and to stay engaged with your child’s online activity to ensure their safety and well-being.
If you have any questions or concerns about IMTLazarus, please do not hesitate to contact us at fcalmaestra@sbcm.co.uk. We are always happy to help.
– Mrs C Boylan, Assistant Head (Safeguarding & Ethos) & Mr F Calmaestra, Assistant Head – Strategy and Innovation.