LODDON MALLEE - Cyber Safe Kids

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SUMMARY In summary, the <strong>Cyber</strong>safe Survey covered a broad range of behaviours, attitudes, experiences and concerns about children and young people‟s online world and sampled from the perspective of children, parents and teachers in the Bendigo region. The results suggest that many young people have social networking profiles but are keeping most of their personal information safe, that they are often exposed to unwanted images, inappropriate or adult only websites, some struggle with feeling compelled to be on the internet, and that many have been harassed online recently. Parents and children in the Bendigo region do not appear to have a common understanding of the threats to children and worries to parents, and parents require immediate assistance to understand the current issues for children and strategies to keep them safe. Teachers appeared to be more in touch with students‟ current online behaviours and concerns, but are at significant risk as many teachers are not conversant with the school internet use policies or rules, and school networks are being bypassed by students. A number of recommendations have been made to address each of the major concerns for the Bendigo region and it is our hope that the community responds to this research and recommendations swiftly to ensure their children‟s online safety. Children and young people do not see the internet as an added extra to their day, or simply an activity, it is where they live, socialise, research, play and create. Therefore, cybersafety cannot be seen as an add-on or as something extra to squeeze into an already full day for teachers and parents; it needs to be an intrinsic part of daily life. 70 LMCP Bendigo Region Report
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Cybersafe Su
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Many young people reported being ex
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Messages from students regarding th
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INTRODUCTION The internet and other
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For both parents and teachers, a co
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RESULTS RESPONSE RATES STUDENT RESP
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STUDENT SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS The gen
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Figure 3. Activities on the interne
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