e-Safety - Wellbeing Leaders

We started the year with a focus on online safety. The internet connects us more than ever, but sometimes it is not a fully safe platform for younger kids. This week during STEM, our lessons have been about eSafety. The Years 3 and 4 students have played a game. If your parents let you, here is the link: https://www.esafety.gov.au/esafetyrelics

During class time, students have worked together to make a shared classroom online safety agreement. We wanted to give you our top tips about how to stay safe online:  

Bella’s top tip: Be Kind  

For everyone’s feelings to be positive, you have to refrain from getting angry and disobeying the main rules of the game. Respecting others as well as yourself is important. So before you speak, maybe think twice about their feelings. Whether it's starting a conversation, sharing a tip or changing a habit.  

Evelyn’s top tip: Taking Breaks 

My tip is to take breaks and do the 20/20 rule - Play for 20 minutes and look away for 20 seconds. This helps your eyesight and helps your brain focus on things other than playing games. It also means you can go outside and play with your siblings or friends.

Joel’s top tip: Protect Your Space

Keep your internet passwords and other online accounts safe, by keeping it to yourself. Give privacy to others while being online, which means not going into other peoples’ accounts and doing inappropriate things, and don’t have anyone to go into your account as well.

Owen’s top tip: Speaking Up:

It is a matter of utmost importance to tell a trusted adult about abuse or mean things that could be said about you. Bottling up the truth will only power the urge to tell an adult and get the help you need.

Remember to start the conversation to feel safer or gain more information about games or gaming in particular, ask a teacher, parent or a friend. These tips will keep you safe online. 

Joel, Owen, Bella and Evelyn

Wellbeing Leaders