bark parent portal

What is the purpose of the bark dashboard?

Bark is An Award-Winning Dashboard Giving parents back their time while building trust with their kids As a busy parent, reading every text message, post, and email just isn’t realistic. Instead, Bark was created by parents, for parents to offer a better, easier, and more effective way to keep children safe online.

What is bark for kids?

Created in collaboration with child psychologists, youth advisors, digital media experts, and law enforcement professionals, Bark delivers a research-backed, kid-friendly solution for safeguarding families as technology changes how and where we communicate.

What does bark monitor on Snapchat?

Click here for an extensive overview of what Bark monitors. Bark tracks conversations and content on Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, GroupMe, and more. Bark works with iOS and Android to monitor texts, photos, and videos for concerning interactions.

Does bark allow parents to read texts?

Bark only allows parents to view messages that generated alerts based on concerning topics (see Alerts section below) in order to help provide privacy for children, and parents will need to download the app directly from Bark's servers as it is not available in the Play Store.

Is bark a good parental control app?

Bark is ideal for monitoring tweens and teens as they venture into social media because it doesn't infringe too much on their privacy. Easy installation, good customer service ratings, and unlimited access for your entire family and all their devices make Bark's slightly higher price tag well worth it.

Can both parents monitor bark app?

Once your child enters in the logins for their social accounts, Bark can be up and monitoring in minutes. Also, both parents can download the app separately and receive and access all alerts.

Can the bark app See text messages?

What platforms does Bark analyze text messages on? Bark monitors text messages on iOS and Android devices.

Can Bark see deleted search history?

Bark monitors text messages (including most deleted ones!), photos and videos, web browsing (including incognito browsing), and many installed apps for worrisome content.

Is bark better than screentime?

There are more affordable options for managing screen time or blocking dangerous apps and websites, but Bark is the best way to go if you want social media and email monitoring or have lots of devices to monitor.

Can the bark app see Snapchat pictures?

Currently, Bark can only monitor Snapchat private messages (text chat only) on Android. Snapchat makes it extremely difficult to monitor its content on any platform. Currently, no other monitoring service can scan Snapchat messages on iOS devices. They are working on solutions for iOS devices.

Does bark monitor Instagram direct messages?

Bark can also monitor Instagram direct messages (text chat and most images) and searches on connected Android and Amazon devices. We're continually working to be able to additional features on Instagram!

How can I see my daughters text messages on my Iphone?

If you use iOS 12 or a more recent version, you can use Apple's cloud message sync feature. By enabling iCloud syncing, you can access all data from your child's device. Make sure to enable message synching so you can read messages from your child's phone.

How can I read my childs text messages without them knowing?

You can read your child's text messages without them knowing when you sync their text to the cloud, log in to their carrier account, or through an app. However, the parental control app seems to be the best option out of the three.

Will my child know bark is on their phone?

Because the child app will need to be installed on your child's device for screen time and filtering, they will be able to see the app is in their installed apps list. We highly encourage you to discuss your usage of Bark with your child.

How can I monitor my childs text bark?

When Bark detects a potential issue on your children's monitored devices or accounts, Bark sends an alert to the Bark account email used during signup. If you or a family member would also like to receive text alerts, you can add their phone number via your account's Alert Settings.

What Bark for Schools Is Doing

We truly believe our product is without peer, and that its life-saving capabilities are instrumental in protecting students. Our dedication to schools across the country is continually growing. The Parent Portal is the most recent development in our ever-evolving technology and desire to improve.

Reach Out

Visit bark.us/schools to learn more about Bark for Schools. And if you’re a parent, you can send your child’s school this video and this case study to show the value of Bark for Schools — and why they should start using this incredible free service.

What is bark app?

Bark works with iOS and Android to monitor texts, photos, and videos for concerning interactions.

What is Bark's dashboard?

Bark's affordable, award-winning dashboard proactively monitors text messages, YouTube, emails, and 30+ different social networks for potential safety concerns, so busy parents can save time and gain peace of mind .

Why is bark important?

Bark saves you from manually monitoring your child's activities, respecting your time and your child's privacy by only surfacing potential concerns.

Why is Bark created?

Instead, Bark was created by parents, for parents to offer a better, easier, and more effective way to keep children safe online.

How many messages did Bark analyze in 2020?

In 2020, Bark analyzed more than 2.1 billion messages across texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and social media platforms. Read the full report from our 2020 case study . These findings exclude school-based accounts.

Launching Parent Portal

From your Parent Portal settings page, you can choose from two methods to sync contacts: Clever or .csv file upload.

After the Launch

Schools can control the severity of the issues parents receive, as well when they’re sent.

What is Bark for Schools?

The Bark for Schools Parent Portal is a free and complementary feature of the Bark for Schools monitoring service. It unites schools with families to pick up alerts after hours, during weekends, and over school vacations. Families can use bark.us on any device to view alerts. We also have an app available on Android and iOS where they can also check on alerts and manage their account.

What is the Parent Portal?

Parent Portal was launched as part of Bark's mission to keep kids safe online 24/7. We wanted to make sure that alerts were not missed during times when school administration may not be as available as during school hours, which is why we strongly recommend inviting parents and families in helping schools during these times.

Why is the Parent Portal important?

The Parent Portal allows schools to enlist the support of parents and guardians to receive alerts about their children after hours and during breaks. As you know, online activity doesn't stop when the bell rings. Administrators can't be available 24/7/365 to respond to severe alerts, which is why we feel the school/family/community partnership is so essential. Enabling the Parent Portal is a positive step toward more comprehensive monitoring to keep students safer online.

How do I set up Parent Portal?

You can follow the link here to set up Parent Portal. You can also reference this guide for help with your implementation of Parent Portal.

How do I adjust the alerts parents/guardians receive?

You can follow the link here to adjust Parent Portal settings. Parents can receive alerts “Anytime,” which is the same frequency as schools, or you can select that they only receive alerts “After Hours,” which is 3pm to 8am each day . This includes weekends and holidays, so please note that we suggest setting the Parent Portal to “Anytime.”

What does a parent/guardian see in an alert?

Bark alerts let parents know why the online activity was flagged (depression, sexual content, cyberbullying, etc.) and include a “snippet,” which is a concise view of why Bark flagged this particular item, along with where it originated (Gmail, Google Drive, etc).

Does Bark offer support to parents/guardians?

Absolutely! Families can reach our team at any point via the Android app, iOS app, or our website. Bark Support is available every day of the year.

For the School Administrators

By launching Parent Portal a district takes the crucial step of involving parents and guardians in the mission of keeping students safe on school technology, especially after hours and on weekends.

After the Invite Goes Out

STEP 1: Once the Parent Portal is launched, this email will be sent to the parents/guardians to invite them to enroll. If they'd like to enroll, they will click Confirm My Contact Info:

Choose When to Launch the Parent Portal

We recommend launching the Parent Portal after Bark for Schools has been connected for at least 30 days. This allows you to calibrate your settings and ensure that you’re receiving the most relevant results from Bark.

Develop a Rollout Strategy

Schools with the highest levels of self-reported parent engagement have one thing in common: they send an official announcement about Bark for Schools and the Parent Portal to their communities.