April 6, 2022 Cyber Safety | online safety | viral content | huggy wuggy

Cyber Safety Alert: Huggy Wuggy - What it is and how schools can respond

A razor-toothed teddy bear character, known as Huggy Wuggy, has been appearing in videos that could upset younger children. While there is no need for panic, police have been warning parents and schools to be vigilant of younger children engaging with the now-viral social media character.

 
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Family Zone Education is now Linewize

With over 14 million students and almost 29,000 schools across the globe using Family Zone, we’ve decided that it’s time for us to align our Education offering across regions. While the products and services we provide to families will ...

 
April 29, 2020 Cyber Safety | 1:1 | coronavirus | remote learning | equitable learning | BYOD | online learning
The Pursuit of Safe & Equitable Remote Learning: Three Success Stories

The creation of equitable learning environments is a key aim for education in Australia and New Zealand, but it’s a challenging goal and one that took on an entirely new dimension recently with the need to roll out remote learning ...

 
April 17, 2020 Cyber Safety | 1:1 | coronavirus | remote learning | equitable learning | BYOD | online learning
CathEd Parramatta Ensures Equitable & Safe Online Learning

With schools across the country implementing remote learning programs, questions have been raised about how to provide online education in an equitable and safe manner.

 
April 16, 2020 Cyber Safety | 1:1 | parenting | coronavirus | remote learning | equitable learning | BYOD | online learning
How Schools Can Support Parents During Remote Learning

We have seen the amazing job schools have been doing pulling together and executing their remote learning plans. Teachers had an enormous challenge in modifying teaching methods to fit the online delivery of lessons. And students also ...

 
March 4, 2020 Cyber Safety | ICT capabilities | digital wellbeing
eSafety Commissioner Issues a Challenge to Schools

Australia's eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has stated that the Australian school system is "fragmented", and lacking consistent and comprehensive education and training in online safety. Furthermore, she suggested that school ...

 
December 11, 2019 school holidays | Screen time | Excessive Device Usage | Pornography | Education | wellbeing
What your students may be doing online during the summer holidays

Almost half of Australia’s school children attempted to access pornography during the 2018-19 Christmas school holidays, according to data collected by Family Zone.

 
July 20, 2019 Screen time | screens in school | ADHD | Social Media
Paying attention to screen-time and ADHD

If your teen is constantly online, it may simply be a sign of the times. But it might also be a red flag for deeper issues.

 
July 20, 2019 Cyber Safety | Mobile Apps | Parental Controls | vpn | at-risk students
Identifying at-risk students

The online and physical worlds are merging in every sphere of modern life - and education is no exception. The resulting risks are well known. But there are also benefits. Schools’ ability to identify at-risk students is one of them.

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