Common Sense Media Apps

PLEASE NOTE: We have updated our PrivacyPolicy as of April 21, 2016.Common Sense Media helps your family make smart media choices!We offer the most comprehensive and trusted library of learningratings, age suggestions, and content reviews for movies, games,apps, TV shows, websites, and books.Download the Common Sense Media app to put the power of ourentire library of 20,000 ratings and reviews in your hands, andfind the best media options for your children.Create profiles for your kids to personalize your search, anddiscover fun learning apps, recommended movies, and inspiring booksto help your child thrive!Plus, get movie showtimes and download products directly fromGoogle Play and Amazon right from our review.Key features:• Read detailed reviews give parents critical content info,including amount of violence, sex, bad language, positive rolemodels, and much more.• Want a second opinion? See reviews and ratings from parentsand kids right from the app.• Learning ratings provide detailed advice on the educationalvalue of apps, games, and websites.• "Apps for Learning" highlights the best Android apps forlearning--and lets you download those apps right from thereview.• "My Kids" feature allows parents to create profiles for eachof their kids to personalize their search for age-appropriatemovies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, and books.• “Top Picks” are hand-picked lists from our editors to helpparents discover the very best media for kids.• "Families Can Talk About” feature gives parents conversationstarters to talk to their kids about what they are watching,playing, and reading.• “Get Showtimes” allows you to search for movies in theatersnear you without leaving the app.• “See it in Google Play” lets you easily download media inGoogle Play directly from reviews.• Watch video reviews of top movie releases.• Save reviews as favorites or share with friends on Facebook orTwitter.• Get notifications when new reviews are posted.• Optimized for tablets.Note: you cannot view actual media in our app (except for ourvideo reviews), though we do offer Google Play and Amazonlinks.A note about privacy and app permissions:Common Sense Media is committed to user privacy andtransparency. So we want you to know exactly what permissions thisapp requests during the installation process and why. Here’s thefull list:• “Read phone status and identity” and “Allow Wi-Fi Multicastreception” allows us to integrate AT&T U-verse functionality sothat you can search for content on your set-top box.• “Take pictures and videos” allows us to use the device’scamera so that you can take pictures of your kids in the My Kidssection for a more personalized experience. These photos neverleave your device.• “Approximate location (network-based)” and “Precise location(GPS and network-based)” allows us to fetch your location so thatyou can get local showtimes for movies in theaters near you withoutleaving the app.• “Modify or delete the contents of your SD card” and “Read thecontents of your SD card” allows us to store pictures taken in theMy Kids section and cache Google Maps data when getting showtimesand searching for movies in theaters near you.• “Find accounts on the device,” ”Read Google serviceconfiguration,” and “Use accounts on the device” allows you toregister and log in with your email address or through a socialnetwork, and also allows us to use Google Play services like GoogleMaps in the app.• “Change network connectivity,” “Full network access, “Receivedata from Internet,” “View network connections,” and “View Wi-Ficonnections” allows us to access the Internet and connect to theserver so that you can view our content through app.• “Control vibration” and “Prevent phone from sleeping” allowsus to push notifications to you if you enable notifications.

Created by Common Sense Media and played bymore than 300,000 kids in schools across the US, Digital Passportis now available for teachers to install on mobile devices fortheir students. Intended for students in grades 3-5, the games andvideos inside teach students the essentials for staying safe andresponsible while using connected computers or mobile devices. Whenstudents complete all of the levels inside, they've earned aDigital Passport to online safety.Teachers can monitor student progress by accessing the teacherdashboard at http://www.digitalpassport.org. Instructions forsetting up student accounts, monitoring student progress andaccessing wrap-around professional development and student activitymaterials can be found athttp://digitalpassport.org/educator/materials.On Digital Passport, students will find their favorite kinds ofactivities like platform games, tools for creating digital mashups,and other fast-paced gobble 'em up games, all geared towardteaching them important lessons about digital safety andresponsibility.Students will know how to search safely, create robustpasswords, participate in online communities responsibly and usemobile devices sensibly.Topics include:--Passwords--Cyberbullying--Privacy--Communication--Creative Credit--SearchDigital Passport supports CIPA compliance for E-ratediscounts.**Please note**This app is optimized for tablet devices and plays well on hi-resphones, like the Galaxy S-4 or HTC One.**There are components of the app that require reading. Childrenwho play Digital Passport must be able to read at a basiclevel.**The app is about 40MB, so we recommend downloading it when youare connected to WiFi. Videos inside the app will download thefirst time you view them and are then available offline afterthat.

Created by Common Sense Media and playedbymore than 500,000 kids in schools across the US, DigitalPassport™is now available as an app for parents to install on amobiledevice and share with their kids. The games and videos insideteachkids aged 7-11 the essentials for staying safe andresponsiblewhile online or using mobile devices.On Digital Passport™, kids will find their favorite kindsofactivities like platform games, tools for creating digitalmashups,and other fast-paced gobble 'em up games, all gearedtowardteaching them important lessons about digital life.When kids complete all of the levels inside, they've earnedaDigital Passport™ to online safety. Parents can rest assuredtheirkids will know how to search safely, create robustpasswords,participate in online communities responsibly and usemobiledevices sensibly.Topics include:--Passwords--Cyberbullying--Privacy--Communication--Creative Credit--SearchNamed a "Top 10 Educational Technology You Should Try ThisYear,"as well as a 2013-14 Readers' Choice Winner byeSchoolNews!Parents can check in on their kid's progress by accessingthereport card inside which tracks progress. They can also sitbackand relax knowing they've provided a high-quality, educationalgamefree of ads and full of useful tips and guidance.**Please note****Teachers should use the Digital Passport Classroom Ed.withstudents so that they can access the full teacherdashboard.**This app is optimized for tablet devices and plays wellonhi-res phones, like the Galaxy S-4 or HTC One.**There are components of the app that require reading.Childrenwho play Digital Passport™ must be able to read at abasiclevel.**The app is about 40MB, so we recommend downloading it whenyouare connected to WiFi. Videos inside the app will downloadthefirst time you view them and are then available offlineafterthat.

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