The coronavirus pandemic has had unprecedented implications for schools Down Under including millions of students working from home for a prolonged period of time. What are the cyber safety implications of this and what can and should ...
There are students at your school using TikTok - probably most of them. Use of the social video app by students has exploded over the past couple of years and many schools are struggling to deal with the impact. Students skipping school, ...
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 ...
Least surprising statistic of the week: 95% of school principals think students spend too much time on devices when they’re not in school.
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.
"You can't stop students using the powerful computers in their pockets," notes the director of IT at England’s prestigious Queen Elizabeth School. In a world where screens increasingly dominate life, learning and leisure, it’s an ...
As an educator, you don’t need x-ray vision to figure out that you and your students aren’t always on the same page.
Primary school kids as young as five are self-harming, acting out and suffering from mood disorders at unheard-of rates - and social media and smartphones are being identified as a major contributing factor.
The Internet is a part of our everyday lives, not just for mum and dad, but increasingly for children of all ages, too.