As a parent, you play an important role in helping your children have safe and positive experiences online. By becoming aware of how young people interact online and some of the risks they face, you can guide your children with strategies to get the benefits of going online while avoiding the many of the risks.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
These links provide a wealth of information, articles, resources and training courses for students and parents addressing various elements of good stewardship of technology.
Digital DiscipleshipDigizen
Common Sense
E-Quipped
SOCIAL MEDIA
The Easy Guide to Social MediaCyberSmart Parent Blog
CYBER SAFETY
These links raise the awareness of the risks involved with inappropriate interactions online. They also provide some tips, skills and tools to help prevent and avoid such dangers.
Office of the eSafety Commissioner
ReWord
Cyber Safety Lady
Family Shield
DEVICE MANAGEMENT AT HOME
These links provide parents with good tips and advice of how to manage the use of technology at home, by establishing safe and reasonable ground rules for their family.
Digital Education: Tech Tips for Parents The Digital Lives of Teens: Turning "Do As I Say" into "Do As I Do"
Top 10 Tech Safety Tips for Parents of Tweens and Teens
EDUCATION
Useful information and links related to the education opportunities for iPads and Android devices.
Ipad safe usage guidelines
Apple Education Resources
Google
PARENTAL CONTROL SETTINGS
Instructions how to set up parental controls on your child's device. Please keep in mind some of these settings can interfere with their ability to access material when connected to the school's network..
iPad
Mac (Sierra)
Android
YouTube
Web Browsers
Parents