Cybersmart trial at Umina
Umina Public School year six students participated in Cybersmart Networking on Friday, August 12.
The new cybersafety activity was a trial organised by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Cybersmart Networking aimed to address the issues confronting young people on social networking sites, said cyber safety programs senior advisor Mr Graham Rodrick.
The program is the latest in a series of interactive shared learning programs provided by the authority that tackle online stranger danger, protecting personal information and cyberbullying.
"Young people can spend up to 15 hours a week online, and social networking sites are particularly popular," he said.
"It's critical that students are taught from an early age that what they post online can have implications for them now and into their future.
Cybersmart Networking launches nationally in November, free to all schools Australia-wide.
Media Release, 12 Aug 2011
Blake Murdoch, ACMA