Bark Description

Receive notifications when students may be at risk online. Our advanced AI technology monitors student accounts in Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, including emails, chats, and documents, for possible threats such as violence, cyberbullying, and other concerning behaviors. By providing timely insights and alerts, we empower you to take action to ensure student safety. With families actively involved, they are better equipped to assist their children during difficult times. Enhance communication by sharing alerts and responsibilities for safety with parents and guardians in your community. By upgrading to Schools+, you gain access to 24/7 emergency notifications, image removal tools (available only for Google Workspace), and improved workflow management features. For educational institutions needing assistance with monitoring student web activity, our web filtering system can block not only specific websites but also entire categories. Detailed custom reports can offer a comprehensive view of online engagement. This initiative to support the community thrives on the success of our product designed for families, demonstrating our commitment to fostering a safer online environment for students. Additionally, we continually seek innovative solutions to enhance the safety and well-being of young learners in the digital space.

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Company Details

Company:
Bark
Year Founded:
2015
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
www.bark.us/schools

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Product Details

Platforms
Web-Based
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Types of Training
Training Docs
Training Videos
Customer Support
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Bark Features and Options

Web Content Filtering Software

Antivirus
Automated Blacklist
Browser-based Management Portal
Category / Keyword Filters
LDAP Integration
Multi-Language Filtering
Reporting / Analytics
Roles / Permissions
SSL Inspection
Time-based Controls
VPN Blocking
White Label
Whitelisting

Bark User Reviews

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Education
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
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    Average Parental Control App

    Date: Mar 07 2024

    Summary: I cancelled our subscription simply for the fact that I was tired of all the technical issues. If I can't rely on it to work daily, I shouldn't be charged for it. The monitoring issues, I would just take my child's phone at least twice a week (depending on usage) and check through everything myself. We tried it for over a year before finally cancelling. Of the probably 14 months of use, 12 months had technical issues.

    Positive: Beneficial in monitoring what your children are talking about both in text and searching for online. Watches carefully for common (and less common to adults) phrases or words that could potentially become a future problem. Easy to use. Can set a schedule so that only certain apps can be used at certain times. Has a school mode which blocks all social media apps installed on your child's phone until after school hours. Customer service is quick to respond to any issues you may have.

    Negative: Alerts are an hour + delayed. TONS of technical issues. App on parent's phone kept removing itself, no matter what settings were changed. On child's phone, it kept deactivating itself. I trust my child to know that it wasn't anything she was doing. Some of the alerts were just silly and useless. Can't control the settings on alerts very well; its either all or nothing. Doesn't monitor social media apps like I was hoping. Also wasn't monitoring, or was missing, a lot of photos that should have been flagged. If it blocks a website, it only gives you the link to the website - doesn't tell you if it was a pop-up, or if your child actually tried to look at said website. My child chats on this AI app, and some of the messages she was receiving should have been flagged, in my opinion. But that falls back into the complaint that it doesn't monitor social media very well. I also have no idea what was viewed on TikTok while we tried bark. But looking at he personal history, or her showing me something that comes up as she's watching it, I know there were things that should not be viewed on a child's account. I'm not sure how much control bark can have over that, though. Its probably more of a setting with the app itself.

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