General News
7 November, 2023
Are your kids cyber safe?
COBDEN Primary School students learnt about how to keep themselves cyber safe last week. Police visited the school to deliver a talk to students in grades 4-6, as well as a separate one for parents, on cyber safety. Tips for students included...
COBDEN Primary School students learnt about how to keep themselves cyber safe last week.
Police visited the school to deliver a talk to students in grades 4-6, as well as a separate one for parents, on cyber safety.
Tips for students included blocking unwanted players and comments; tell a trusted adult when they have an issue; only play or connect with people they know; be role models online; don’t share or store
inappropriate images online, and online bullying is against the law.
Students were also informed about the ‘CYBER’ acronym relating on how to stay safe which means:
C –Communicate – tell a trusted adult when something is not right;
Y –You – it is your cyber world, don’t let it control you;
B –Balance – have balance in your life with sleep, exercise, good nutrition and other hobbies;
E –Education – keep your cyber knowledge up-to-date;
R –Respect – if you don’t respect others online, you’re really not respecting yourself’
R –Reputation – your online activity can become what people think of you; and
R –Resume – your online activity leaves a digital footprint which can be seen by anyone.
For more tips on how to keep children cyber safe, visit www.esafety.gov.au.