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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
MFAC school community makes its own h...

During 2017, Steve McLean, the Cyber Safety Champion from Matthew Flinders Anglican College (MFAC), ran a parent forum to determine the needs of the school community. The purpose was to develop a shared understanding of how technology should be used by families away from school, in home and within the community more broadly. It is […]