Digital Devices Information
There can be a lot to get our heads around as adults when our children are using digital devices. We hope that these tips and pointers from National Online Safety can help you ensure you and your child are using devices and apps safely.
Each newsletter will have a different tips and pointers sheet to help you and you can come back here for updates.
Each newsletter will have a different tips and pointers sheet to help you and you can come back here for updates.
Free Internet Safety Filter for Parents
While children are learning from home, they are away from the online safety and security services provided by our in-school filtering. So together with N4L and Netsafe, the Ministry of Education has launched www.switchonsafety.co.nz - a free way to block the worst of the web for students and families.
Through this site, you can follow the instructions to set up your child’s device for safer connectivity while they learn from home.
Remember, no technical solution is a silver bullet. Remember to complement this with digital citizenship toolkits provided by Netsafe and the information Allenton School has shared with families around digital citizenship.
Netsafe
Netsafe provides comprehensive support and information to support everyone to stay safe as they work, learn and play online. Netsafe has new and updated resources for parents, whānau and students at https://www.netsafe.org.nz/advice/staying-safe/
While children are learning from home, they are away from the online safety and security services provided by our in-school filtering. So together with N4L and Netsafe, the Ministry of Education has launched www.switchonsafety.co.nz - a free way to block the worst of the web for students and families.
Through this site, you can follow the instructions to set up your child’s device for safer connectivity while they learn from home.
Remember, no technical solution is a silver bullet. Remember to complement this with digital citizenship toolkits provided by Netsafe and the information Allenton School has shared with families around digital citizenship.
Netsafe
Netsafe provides comprehensive support and information to support everyone to stay safe as they work, learn and play online. Netsafe has new and updated resources for parents, whānau and students at https://www.netsafe.org.nz/advice/staying-safe/
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