Cyber Safety
The internet has become an integral part of life for people of all ages. It provides access to a myriad of information and enables people to research, create and communicate in new and exciting ways.
For children and young people the internet has become essential to learning, playing and socialising, with many of them using computers and the internet from an increasingly early age.
But there are risks. Children may, unwittingly or deliberately, share personal information without realising that they could be subject to identity theft, or that they are leaving behind content which might not reflect well on them in the future.
They might be exposed to content which is sexually explicit, violent, prohibited or even illegal.
They might experience cyber bullying or be at risk from contact by strangers. Teenagers, in particular, might be caught out by the commercial side of the internet, through advertising, scams or through sharing downloads of music or television programs.
We continue to actively educate the students at Ardtornish through our cyber safety lessons but you as parents play a critical role in helping them have safe and positive experiences online.
Cyberbullying – can you spot the signs? and Keeping your kids safe online.
The eSafety Commissioner’s website contains classroom resources, parental guidance material, and a Safer Internet Day Resource Kit, with great ideas about how schools can participate including Your digital superpower a 30-minute virtual classroom suitable for years 4, 5 and 6.
For more information and assistance please check out the website below:
Kids Helpline - http://www.kidshelp.com.au
Cyber Smart - http://www.cybersmart.gov.au
We actively work to ensure no child at Ardtornish Primary School ever encounters a problem
For any more information please contact me at school
Steven Whitehead (IT Coordinator)
For children and young people the internet has become essential to learning, playing and socialising, with many of them using computers and the internet from an increasingly early age.
But there are risks. Children may, unwittingly or deliberately, share personal information without realising that they could be subject to identity theft, or that they are leaving behind content which might not reflect well on them in the future.
They might be exposed to content which is sexually explicit, violent, prohibited or even illegal.
They might experience cyber bullying or be at risk from contact by strangers. Teenagers, in particular, might be caught out by the commercial side of the internet, through advertising, scams or through sharing downloads of music or television programs.
We continue to actively educate the students at Ardtornish through our cyber safety lessons but you as parents play a critical role in helping them have safe and positive experiences online.
Cyberbullying – can you spot the signs? and Keeping your kids safe online.
The eSafety Commissioner’s website contains classroom resources, parental guidance material, and a Safer Internet Day Resource Kit, with great ideas about how schools can participate including Your digital superpower a 30-minute virtual classroom suitable for years 4, 5 and 6.
For more information and assistance please check out the website below:
Kids Helpline - http://www.kidshelp.com.au
Cyber Smart - http://www.cybersmart.gov.au
We actively work to ensure no child at Ardtornish Primary School ever encounters a problem
For any more information please contact me at school
Steven Whitehead (IT Coordinator)