Blogs and latest news on digital safety in educational communities

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | classroom management | distraction | BYOD
College tackles bullying beyond the school gate

Adding to the 600 schools that Family Zone Education Solutions currently has, a recent article published in The Educator Online covered the roll-out in Coomera Anglican College on The Gold Coast in Queensland. Coomera Anglican College will ...

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | digital citizenship | smartphone
Beyond cyber safety

Digital citizenship starts with safety - but it doesn’t end there.

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | Fortnite | online gaming | krunker | primary school
'Krunker' has landed. How will your school defend itself?

Move over Fortnite. There’s a new free-for-all game that’s blowing up in schools and homes all over Australia. Think Call of Duty-style first-person shooter with a Roblox-like aesthetic that anybody can play free in their browser, on ...

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | Mobile Apps | screens in school | sexting | online pornography | sexual assault
Child-on-child sexual assault rising in schools

Child-on-child sexual assaults are on the rise “across all education sectors and demographics” in what experts are saying are copycat attacks - as kids re-enact the pornography they’ve viewed online.

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | classroom management | distraction | BYOD
What exactly can - and must - schools do to keep students safe online?

Across Australian states and territories, there is a growing consensus that educators have a duty of care to protect students from online harm, just as they do in the offline world.

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | Mobile Apps | gender | cyberbullying
Bullying and gender: It's not what you think

Move over, mean girls. Turns out the popular stereotype that females have a monopoly on backbiting, social exclusion and cruel gossip is just that: a stereotype. Boys do the exact same thing.

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | phone ban | classroom management | distraction | smartphones
Senior educator endorses use of phones to enhance learning

If we ban phones from classrooms, are we passing up an opportunity for learning?

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Mobile Apps | Parental Controls | online predators
Never smile at a crocodile

“As a former police officer of twenty-two years and undercover internet detective, as well as a father, I am uniquely qualified and passionate about informing parents of the online risks to their children. I’ve arrested over a thousand ...

 
July 20, 2019 school holidays | Cyber Safety | Cyber Experts | Mobile Apps | Parental Controls
5 ways teens are keeping busy these school holidays

With a month of freedom fast approaching, teens will be looking for ways to entertain themselves during the school holidays.

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