Feb 7, 2012
Today is Safer Internet Day and the theme for 2012 is connecting generations and educating each other. Activities are taking place in Australia and around the world to encourage people to help each other stay safe online. The Cybersmart website has some fabulous resources to help facilitate discussion across the generations about the online...
Dec 9, 2011
Senator Kim Carr, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research today launched a new federally funded Co-Operative Research Centre (CRC) to research new ways to use the internet, socil media and other applications to help young Australians grow up safe, healthy and resilient. This centre will explore the role of technology in young people’s...
Sep 27, 2011
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently developed and released a valuable film called Tagged via it’s Cybersmart website. The short film was created to help educate young people about cyberbullying, sexting and protecting their digital reputation Tagged is supported by lesson plans and character reflection interviews to...
Jul 9, 2011
Leonie Smith over at abc.net.au writes that the biggest threat to children’s online safety is parents’ lack of supervision and a strange resistance to improve their own cyber education. It is NOT the potential classification of R18+ games and the threat of more-violent games becoming available. To read the article, click...
Apr 11, 2011
This website is a great way to stay in touch with the latest information and resources with regards to internet safety. ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools across Australia using a network of accredited trainers. Created by the UK Child Exploitation and...
Dec 8, 2010
Sydney, 8 December 2010 – The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA) has today released a series of ‘How to set-up Parental Controls’ videos to help parents manage healthy video gaming habits for their children. The videos, hosted by iGEA ambassador and sports presenter Stephanie Brantz and Auckland journalist Kate Palmer, both of...
