Updated Sections! A collected and updated version of Cyber BYTES issues released in 2017-2018 is now available. This contains helpful hints for parents and students. Contents Include: click here Being Real Online Your Digital Footprint Dealing with Fake News Before You Post 10 Good Rules for Social Media 12 Security Tips for Everyone Online Gaming […]
The Office of the eSafety Commissioner (OESC) is the Australian authority for responding to online matters Check out the new parents and carers section of the eSafety Commissioner’s website. This contains straight forward advice on the big 6 issues (pornogrphy, grooming, sexting, time online, gaming and cyberbullying) and has another section with advice about online […]
Ho Ho Ho, Christmas Day is near! Your children may have already written a wish list to Santa, and at the top of nearly every child’s Christmas list is some form of gaming device. Below are a list of methods for controlling your children’s screen time throughout the holidays. Live by example Children look up […]
Anglican AIDE: Application Internet Device Educate and Engage your Child As parents and carers, we are the custodians of our family’s online environment, but this can be a challenge due to distractions, fear of the unknown rhetoric, ‘techno guilt’ (worrying about what we do/don’t do or allow) and often changing and sometimes contradicting advice. Consider […]
QUT eSports Exhibition Kicks off Anglican Competition Congratulations to Matthew Flinders Anglican School for winning the inaugural 2018 Anglican Schools eSports Exhibition! The competition was held on the 28th November at the QUT Arena, Australia’s first university gaming arena. Congratulations to all participating teams you were all truly wonderful ambassadors for your school! The cheering, the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]