On-time webinars - February 2025
Supporting healthy tech use as your child transitions into high school
This 30-min webinar explores the social pressures, peer influences, and technological challenges young people face as they transition into high school. It also offers practical strategies for navigating online friendships and connections to help minimise negative experiences.
Note: This webinar is suitable for parents and carers of children in upper primary school (ages 11 to 12) and Year 7.
Date and time
Select from:
- Wednesday 12 February 2025, 12:30 pm AEDT
- Tuesday 25 February 2025, 3:30 pm
Rewards and risks of recommender systems
Recommender systems prioritise content or make personalised content suggestions to users of online services.
This 30-minute webinar explores both the benefits and risks of these systems, including how they:
- can affect the content young people see, shape their feelings and experiences, and influence the choices they make
- are designed to keep young people online, and the impact and harms both from the type of content served and from ongoing exposure.
The webinar provides information, strategies and resources to assist when communicating with your child about how to influence the content they are seeing and how to protect themselves from the potential harms and impacts of recommender systems.
Note: This webinar is suitable for parents and carers of young people in upper primary and secondary school.
Date and time: Wednesday, 19 March, 12:30 pm
Protecting young people from sexual abuse online
Sexual abuse online can happen to anyone, but it can be prevented.
Parents and carers are the first line of defence in protecting their child from sexual abuse online.
Get resources from the eSafety Commissiooner at Protecting children from sexual abuse online. There are videos, posters in English and 3 other languages, things to watch out for and help with talking with your child and how and where to report.
Video and podcast
How to keep your children safe online
Keeping your children safe online can be a challenge. Watch this video recording of a panel discussion to learn how you can use technology to create a safe online environment for them.
Video transcript (PDF 202.9KB)
DigiKnow podcast series
Being able to have conversations with your children about online safety does not have to be hard. Listen to this podcast series to inspire and support you to start the chat.
More resources
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Keeping safe online
Check out the online safety resources for parents and carers. You will find videos, articles, research reports, self-help guides and picture books.
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Alva's World
Alva learns how to safely navigate Gizmo, a world that echoes the internet with all its wonders and risks. This TV series is for children aged 5-8 and their families.
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Mikki vs the World
Mikki and her assistant Jez call upon their team of experts to help break down some big issues. This ABC TV series is relevant for pre-teens to teens and their families.
Watch the episodes on ABC iview
First Nations resources - eSafety Commissioner
The internet provides a wealth of positive experiences, however, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and young people are more likely to be exposed to a range of online harms, including hate speech, discrimination and bullying.
The eSafety Commissioner's Cool, beautiful, strange and scary research report explores the online experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and considers the digital parenting practices of their parents and caregivers.
Get tips on thinking before you share online, protect yourself, and how to seek help if something goes wrong.
Free and easy-to-use app with step-by-step instructions and videos to help your mob get online and stay safe.
Learn how to keep your family safe and well online and report tech abuse.
Protect your information and secure your devices
Cyber Security NSW provides advice on managing phishing, multi-factor authentication, software updates, identity protection, securing home Wi-Fi, and others.
Keep your devices secure and protect your personal information.
Use a stronger line of defence with a double lock on your accounts.
Advice on protecting your data and devices when at home, at work, or in public.
Device management for families
Privacy overview for Apple devices (PDF 4.37MB) - an overview of Apple products used by your child at school and their built-in privacy protections.
Microsoft help video on updating Windows - learn why and how you should regularly update your computer.
Windows Security to protect your computer against viruses - Learn how you can customise the features included with Windows 10.
Manage your child’s Chromebook account - Learn how to use Family Link to manage your child's Google account, you can let them sign in to some Google services on their Chromebook.
You can also use the Family Link app to choose what websites your child can access using Chrome, supervise your child's app usage, and more.
More Cybermarvel resources
On-time and on-demand learning activities and challenges for all students.