eSafety Commissioner’s YES Proj...
The YeS Project Launch is now Live! The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has launched a new digital and social health program—The YeS Project—designed to encourage young people to act as positive influencers and supportive friends in all of their social spaces, especially online. In its unique format, educators can choose from up to 12 standalone workshops […]
iOS 12 Digital Wellbeing
Digital wellbeing considered in Apple iOS12 Screen Time The next apple iOS update will contain wellbeing assistance for parents for screen time allowance and off time! Parent walk through sessions available after release of iOS12 September 17! The new iOS i will work on the following apple devices: iPhone X iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus iPhone 6s […]
Fortnite Parents Info
Fornite ! Fortnite is a shooting game which can be played for free. However, it contains micro-transactions in which your child can spend money. This is a massive online player game ‘BattleRoyale’ (hunger-games-esque) has 100 players per game contesting solo or in teams using iOS, PC, Android (Beta), Xbox or PlayStation. Blocking Fornite does not […]
Being a bystander
EVERYONE CAN HELP STOP BULLYING Everyone can make a difference and help stop bullying. Reachout.com reports that the bystander effect can defuse bullying, sometimes stopping the bullying within minutes! To be a helpful bystander Don’t provide supportive an audience to the bullying behaviour. Distract the person from bullying others. Don’t place yourself at risk just […]
Scams and Privacy
Handy hints to protect your data Passwords Don’t forget to sign out Don’t use the same password for more than one service (use a password manager) Use a pass phrase instead of a password! Its will be easier to remember and more secure. Don’t save passwords in web broswers or to your desktop Change your […]
Real Life is Online Life
Being Real Online We can’t control everything on the Internet but we can project content which reflects who we are. Cyber BYTES TIPS: Trends, Issues, Prevention and be Smart Cyber BYTES The online world is real life. Consider what you do online as standing in front of a crowded classroom. Start a positive digital footprint: […]
A new Cyber BYTES issue is out!
Issue 5 2018 In the May issue we look at the results of the Anglican National Day of Action (NDA) on Cyberbullying, being ‘real’ online, considerations on dealing with fake news and considerations for eSports developments. There are some handy hints on YouTube, the game Fortnite and Yubo (formerly Yellow). Click here
Our National Day of Action Against Cy...
On the 15th of March, for the National Day of Action (NDA) on cyberbullying, 845 students in grades 4-6 took part in the virtual class room with an eSafety Commissioner educator. Eleven (11) Queensland Anglican schools and one (1) West Australian Anglican school stood togethor against cyberbullying. The aim was to empower our students and […]
Try the ‘Screen Smart Tour̵...
iParent Update! Try the ‘Screen Smart’ Tour! The new ‘Screen Smart’ update contains an interactive tour aimed at engaging parents to understand what’s happening in the online world of their child. It’s easy to do. It takes about 10 minutes to work through and provides you with a overview of what’s happening in the online […]
Loot Box Update!
It’s a good time for parents to check for accounts (credit card, PayPal etc) which may be linked to micro transactions connected to their children’s devices namely: mobile platforms (Android and iOS), gaming consoles (Xbox, PS4, Nintendo) and PC games (laptop and desktop computers). On 26th of February 2018 the ABC/ Triple J HACK reported […]