Category Archives: Cyber Safety Education

Cyber Safety Education issues, ideas.

Teachers Being Targeted Online By Students

Teachers Being Targeted Online By Students

  Alarmingly, more and more teachers are reporting that they are being targeted online by students. Commonly its a Facebook or Instagram account set up in the teacher’s name, which is then used to post out embarrassing updates or photoshopped images distorted, to humiliate or embarrass the teacher. If the teacher eventually finds out about the fake account,… Continue Reading

Parents, You Think It’s Bad Now? Wait Till Your Child Wants A Wearable….

I just bought my first wearable…..Don’t know what a wearable is? Crawl out from under that rock, and welcome to your future. Wearables are digital internet connected devices that you wear…nope not talking about your iPod or mobile phone worn on your arm in a holder…but digital communication smart devices that are either embedded into clothing,… Continue Reading

Parents Cyber Safety Education Vital For Children’s Online Safety

Parents Cyber Safety Education Vital For Children’s Online Safety

  Telstra’s latest Cyber Safety report for July 2014, shows clearly that parents are still largely unaware of what their children are doing online, and are urgently in need cyber safety education in order to keep on top of their children’s digital online use.     Quote from the study –  “Generation gap US research… Continue Reading

Digital Parenting And Setting Boundaries

At every Digital Parenting or Cyber Safety talk I present there is always at least one parent who asks me how they can get their child “off” Kik Messenger. This question is usually asked after they have heard from myself, the teachers and the police, during the talk, that Kik Messenger is far too dangerous for kids to use. The… Continue Reading

Preparing For BYOD In Australian Schools 2014

Preparing For BYOD In Australian Schools 2014

  With the end of the year 9 government laptop program last year, Australian high schools are having to implement new computer programs this year, to provide students with portable computers. Most schools are opting for a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scheme, where students are expected to buy their own computer to bring to… Continue Reading

Free Cyber Safety Talks On Sydney’s Northern Beaches!

Free Cyber Safety Talks On Sydney’s Northern Beaches!

  Leonie Smith And The Northern Beaches Local Area Command Teachers: How would you like to have LESS issues around cyber bullying and cyber safety to deal with in 2014? Parent supervision and lack of cyber safety education is one of the weakest links in keeping your students safe online. With many BYOD programs starting… Continue Reading

What Parents Need To Know About BYOD For Australian School Students In 2014

What Parents Need To Know About BYOD For Australian School Students In 2014

Update: November 6th 2014. After nearly a year of speaking in schools around Australia and working with parents and teachers on various issues, it is very clear that the next few years is going to present a huge problem for many schools who implement a BYOD program without a compulsory education program for parents. The… Continue Reading