Don’t Let Cyber Byte! 12 Tips t...
Cyber BiTS -12 Tips! Click here Nothing online is 100% secure. There are somethings we can do to minimize risk. Find out these 12 steps to keep your online world a positive place.
iOS12 Screen Time
iOS12 Parent’s Screen Time Hot Take iOS 12 is being released on the September 18th (September 17th USA). In iOS12 Screen Time takes on and adds to the previous iOS ‘Parental Controls’. The new menu is located in Settings! As parent you now have access to: Weekly Reports […]
Information Disorder
Mis – Dis – Mal – information disorder! Recently, in the media it has been reported that the term Fake News was becoming meaningless and that it will take 50 years to truly unravel what is now being termed ‘online information disorder’. Fake news is now used to describe anything reported that someone didn’t like. However, fake […]
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