Resources, tips and parent information


Definitions

  • Digital citizenship - appropriate, responsible behaviour with regard to technology use (1).

  • Digital footprint – everything you do online creates a digital footprint which stays forever (2).

  • Cybercrime- unlawful activity which involves a computer/electronic device/internet (3).

  • Cyberbullying – the use of electronic communication to bully a person/group of people (4).

  • Cyberstalking – stalking someone online (5).    

  


Follow easy steps to ensure yours and your child’s cyber safety(6).



  1. Make strong passwords – for tips on passwords click here
  2. Install antivirus
  3. Run regular scans
  4. Keep browsers up to date
  5. Keep operating system up to date
  6. Teach responsible use
  7. Select appropriate names
  8. Set up parental controls




Parental controls are great ways to prevent your child from visiting unwanted sites(7). The video below shows how you can easily set up a parental control on youtube. Parental controls can be set up on most computer programs and although the steps may vary depending on the program, step by step tutorials can be found on youtube. Click here for more information on parental controls.



Keeping safe on Social Media(8).

There are a large number of social media sites or apps which are popular among young people. These may include (but are not limited to) Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube and Tinder. Each of these can be safe to if used appropriately.

  • Keep all social media sites password protected
  • Do not accept people you don't know
  • Do not disclose personal information
  • Always keep in mind your digital footprint - once you post something online your footprint stays forever
For more information on social media, the dangers, regulations and how to keep your child safe, click here


Responsible/ethical use
Plagiarism - failing to acknowledge someone else's ideas and information or passing it off as your own(9). 
Creative Commons - provides people with free licences to share, reuse or edit/remake their material legally(10).

Why you can't trust Wikipedia as a reliable source of information, click here.




Other useful websites to keep your child safe online (click to view page)

Common Sense Media


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1. Ribble, M. (2016). Nine Elements. digitalcitizenship. http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

 2. Collins, P. (2016) 'Safe, ethical and responsible use of ICT,' EDUC3628 lecture, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia

 3. Collins, P. (2016) 'Safe, ethical and responsible use of ICT,' EDUC3628 lecture, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia

 4. TechTarget. (2016). What is cyberbullying? - Definition from WhatIs.com. WhatIs.com. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/cyberbullying

5. Norton by Symantec. (2016). What Is Cyberstalking and How to Prevent It | Norton. Au.norton.com. http://au.norton.com/cyberstalking/article

 6. Collins, P. (2016) 'Safe, ethical and responsible use of ICT,' EDUC3628 lecture, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia

 7. Common sense media 'Everything you need to know about parental controls' https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-parental-controls#
8. Common Sense Media,. (2016). Facebook, Instagram, and Social. Commonsensemedia.org.  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media
9. University of Melbourne,. (2016). Academic honesty and plagiarism. Academic honesty and plagiarism. https://academichonesty.unimelb.edu.au/


 10. Creative Commons Australia,. (2010). Learn about CC. Creative Commons Australia. http://creativecommons.org.au/learn/


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