Cybersafety
Cybersafety refers to online behaviour that is safe, appropriate and responsible.
To help prevent cybersafety incidents, students should learn how to:
Each year at Albany Hills State School, students in Years 4, 5 and 6 participate in Cybersafety Awareness talks conducted by the Department of Education Cybersafety and Reputation Management team. This team has developed programs to help primary students understand and remember what they should and shouldn't do online. This is an important part of developing students' online awareness and complements the school's
BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) Program which operates in the upper school years.
Produced by the Department of Education, this document offers advice to support children with having a positive and safer online experience.
Office of the eSafety Commissioner
https://www.esafety.gov.au/
eSafety Issues:
The what it is, how to deal with it and where to go for help for all online issues facing youth today.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues
Queensland Government Cybersafety in State Schools
https://www.qld.gov.au/cybersafety
QED Cybersafety Advice
Department of Education Cybersafety Advice
iParent
Protect your digital lifestyle. Through this
interactive guide, learn how to be safe and secure with the connected devices in your life. iParent is a resource where parents can learn about the digital environment and keep updated on their children’s technology use. Here you can find guidance for using safety settings on your family’s web-connected devices, tips for choosing movies and games and strategies for keeping young people safe online.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent
Managing devices at home
Some suggested resources are:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent/7-ways-infographic
Parenting online
https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent/parenting-online-infographic
ThinkUKnow website
ThinkUKnow is a partnership between the Australian Federal Police, Commonwealth Bank, Datacom and Microsoft, and delivered in partnership with all State and Territory police and Neighbourhood Watch Australasia. The ThinkUKnow program gives parents, carers, teachers and students information on how to stay safe online. Topics included within the presentations are specifically aimed at educating and increasing awareness about online child sexual exploitation including avoiding unwanted contact, online grooming, self generated content, sexual extortion and how to get help.
ThinkUKnow Family Contract
This contract helps families stay safe when it comes to what we SEE, SAY and DO online.
https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/
ThinkUKnow Fact Sheets for Parents
Topics covered include personal image sharung, online grooming, cyber security and apps/programs such as Mincecraft, Kik Messenger, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter.
https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/resources-tab/parents-and-carers
Bilingual resources for parents
Click the link below for more information from the Department of Education about the study of languages in Queensland state schools.
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