Safety is no game. Is your family set? A Family Guide to Video Games and Entertainment MS_FamilySettingsBooklet.
Table of Contents 3 Overview 4 Get Set: A Quick Guide to Using Xbox 360 Family Settings 7 Get Set: A Quick Guide to Using Xbox 360 Family Settings for the Online World 11 A PACT for Families 15 How Computer and Video Games are Rated 18 Get Set: A Quick Guide to Using Windows Vista Parental Controls 20 The Language of Video Games 23 Other Resources MS_FamilySettingsBooklet.
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Choosing the appropriate videos for your Xbox 360: $JDLQ \RXġOO VWDUW IURP WKH PDLQ VFUHHQ WKH ;ER[ 'DVKERDUG RUĞLI \RXġUH XVLQJ WKH ;ER[ V\VWHP IRU WKH ĵ UVW WLPHĞIURP WKH ģ,QLWLDO 6HWXS &RPSOHWHĤ VFUHHQ Go to the “System” blade and choose “Family Settings,” then “Console &RQWUROV Ĥ WKHQ ģ9LGHR 5DWLQJV Ĥ Under “Video Ratings,” there are four choices: “Movie Ratings,” “TV Ratings,” ģ([SOLFLW 9LGHRĤ DQG ģ8QUDWHG 9LGHR Ĥ In the movie and TV categories, the default setting allows all rated movies or
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Other Resources For more information to consider when making rules on Parental Involvement, Access, Content and Time, please visit: www.microsoft.com/protect. PTA – www.pta.org Best Buy, Inc – www.bestbuy.com Boys & Girls Clubs of America – www.bgca.org Common Sense Media – www.commonsensemedia.org i-SAFE, Inc – www.isafe.org National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – www.missingkids.com National Cyber Security Alliance – www.staysafeonline.org National Institute on Media and the Family – www.
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