St Benedict's Primary School - Narrabundah
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Cnr Tallara Parkway & Sturt Ave
Narrabundah ACT 2604
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Phone: 02 6295 8027

Online Safety

This week is ‘National eSmart Week'. It is a week where schools, public libraries and communities come together to promote the smart, safe and responsible use of digital technology, and this year we’re celebrating ‘Responsible Action’. By taking responsible action, we can demonstrate how we all keep kids safe online and offline.

This week’s piece from the eSafety Commissioner Government website gives our students advice about being safe when online. 

There are 10 key tips listed below that provide practical advice about being safe and smart when online.

  1. Explore together — ask your mum, dad, carer or a trusted adult to play new games or apps with you at first.
  2. Stay close by — when you use a phone, tablet or computer by yourself, make sure your mum, dad or carer is nearby so you can get help if you need it.

Bonus tip — don’t use your device alone in your bedroom or in the bathroom.

  1. Ask before you download, install or buy anything — check with your mum, dad or carer first.
  2. Keep your personal information private — don’t give out your address, which school you go to,  which sports team you play with, your phone number or passwords. 
  3. Check your privacy settings and talk about what to share — make your online accounts private and talk to your mum, dad or carer about the kinds of photos and information it is OK for you to share online.
  4. Cyberbullying — if you receive a mean message, or a message that is mean about someone else, try not to respond and don’t forward it.

Tell an adult you trust about it.

  1. If you see something online you don’t like — show your mum, dad, carer or a trusted adult immediately.
  2. If someone you don’t know sends you a message or you receive a message that makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe — tell your mum, dad, carer or an adult you trust straight away. 
  3. Only ‘friend’ or add people you know in real life — remember that not everyone online is who they say they are, so don’t accept friend requests or followers you don’t know.
  4. Don’t meet up with online friends — it is best to keep ‘online friends’ online, so if you do chat to other kids in online games don’t meet up with them in person.

I would encourage you to share the link listed below with your child/children.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/kids/be-an-esafe-kid

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