Cybersafety and Digital Citizenship

Expectations when studying from home -

At the beginning of each day....

• Check your Sentral portal each day for announcements from your teachers

• Check your school email account for any emails sent from the school

• Check your Google Classroom for today's work

• Check what tasks are due this week and schedule these in your calendar

• Check what live video meetings are scheduled and add these to your calendar (add a reminder)

• Follow your timetable for set work each day

What to wear?

• You do not have to wear your uniform each day.....unless you are on site at school

• If you are going to be on a video call, make sure you are dressed appropriately, have done your hair etc

Behaviour

• Even though you're at home doing your work, you are still a student at Dungog High School so all of the rules still apply

• Follow the Behaviour Code for Students: https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/attendance-behaviour-and-engagement/student-behaviour/behaviour-code

• Be respectful to your class mates and your teacher. This is challenging for everyone so be patient and supportive.

• Don't post rude or abusive comments on your Google Classroom or on Sentral

• Be polite when seeking support from your teachers and only message during school hours

• If you have concerns then raise them with your teacher or submit an online Wellbeing Notification Form (see tab at top of screen)

Organisation

• Try to organise a space that is quiet and will have limited interruptions

• Turn off mobile phones when doing your school work to avoid disruptions

• Follow the school timetable to complete your work. Your teacher is available at these times to help you.

• Complete your work to the best of your ability

• Try not to work from your bed or the lounge as you will be unlikely to work as well as you would from a desk and chair

How can I keep my child safe online?

• To make the best of being stuck at home, it is important to ensure you can find reliable information, stay connected with family and friends, help your children stay safe online – and stay mentally healthy too. That last one can be particularly challenging, if you are facing the prospect of being cooped up with bored and restless kids or teens for an unusually long period! To help you out, eSafety have come up with this virtual safety kit, packed with evidence-based suggestions and trustworthy links to help you through.

• eSafety Toolkit – Click Online Safety to access this resource or google eSafety COVID – 19

• https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents

• Minecraft Digital Citizenship lesson: https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/resources/minecraft-digital-citizenship-lesson

Other resources to support parents:

• Digital Citizenship and Online Etiquette – resources to support your child to learn online in a safe and respectful manner.

• The Department’s Digital Citizenship website https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/ is a great source of information and resources about online safety and etiquette.

• The following is a very tidy list of the dos and don’ts of online communication: https://www.childnet.com/blog/online-etiquette-or-netiquette-the-dos-and-donts-of-online-communication-