{"id":3295,"date":"2018-03-09T12:42:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T01:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.beaconhills.vic.edu.au\/belearning-old\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2018-03-09T12:42:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T01:42:50","slug":"parents-and-college-working-together-for-cybersafety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.beaconhills.vic.edu.au\/belearning\/parents-and-college-working-together-for-cybersafety\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents and College working together for CyberSafety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Cybersafety is an issue that is taken very seriously at Beaconhills College. To that end, we have cybersafety lessons in the Middle School, along with discussions and information delivered in a variety of forums. We also have a committee whose sole focus is ensuring we are an eSmart School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But cybersafety is an issue that needs to be tackled at home as well as at school. We have a section in our <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.beaconhills.vic.edu.au\/belearning\/\"><span class=\"s2\">BeLearning Lounge<\/span><\/a> that is dedicated to information and resources for parents. It is Section 3 called <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.beaconhills.vic.edu.au\/belearning\/usage-agreement\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Online Safety and Digital Citizenship<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In this section, among other things, we have College and email protocols, advice for parents regarding our iPad program and links to many external resources to help parents deal with their children as they participate in the digital age. The external resources include the government agencies of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, BullyStoppers, School A to Z as well as Common Sense Media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">One online resource, that is particularly relevant today, shows the appropriate age for various apps and social media platforms. For example did you know that SnapChat is rated 16+, Instagram is rated 15+, YouTube is rated 13+ and the game Fortnite is rated 13+?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These and other games and social media apps can be researched at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/app-reviews\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/app-reviews<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I strongly recommend parents discuss their children\u2019s technology use with them and look at this site for rating guidance. Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberbullying.org\/Questions-Parents-Should-Ask.pdf?_cldee=bWljaGFlbC50b3JzZWxsb0BiZWFjb25oaWxscy52aWMuZWR1LmF1&amp;recipientid=contact-e238c7672ae0e511945c0050569679a6-f0861fac380647bcb53baffe5e538963&amp;esid=000b2f34-1bc0-e711-9d8b-0050569679a6\"><span class=\"s2\">some questions parents should ask their children<\/span><\/a>. \u201cAll my friends are using it\u201d is not a good enough reason for children to play or use some apps and games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Michael Torsello<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">College eLearning Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersafety is an issue that is taken very seriously at Beaconhills College. To that end, we have cybersafety lessons in the Middle School, along with discussions and information delivered in a variety of forums. We also have a committee whose sole focus is ensuring we are an eSmart School. 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