Internet Safety and Privacy

Keeping your personal information private can be challenging for students just learning how to use the internet. Functioning effectively in an ever-growing digital would is essential for students to keep themselves safe online. Here you will find important information on how to help your students keep their personal information safe by using appropriate passwords, learning privacy settings and by never engaging with people you don't know.

Online Safety for Kids

• Keep personal information private: never share full names, home addresses, school names, phone numbers or birthdates

• Secure passwords: create strong, unique passwords that are not shared with anyone but parents

• Use privacy settings: ensure profiles on social media and gaming apps are set to private, allowing only known friends to see content

• Strangers are not friends: never agree to meet someone in person that you have met online

• Think before you post: never post anything that you wouldn't want to be shared publicly

Online Safety for Parents

Open dialog: regularly talk with your students about their online activity and discuss potential risks

• Parental controls: use software to block inappropriate content

• Common area usage: keep computers and online devices in shared, family areas

• Set time limits: establish rules for how long students can be online

• Use safe search: enable "safe search" on browsers to filter unsuitable content