Disclaimer: I’m tackling some of the questions we regularly get regarding online safety. I’ve purposely avoided getting too bogged down in technical detail. I’m also not addressing our core firewall and filtering service (there will be more to come on this...
What do Vikings, Medieval Knights or Wonder Woman and Captain America have in common? They protect their people from evil and carry protective shields to thwart off vicious attacks. While educators go about moulding the next generation of Kiwi kids into tomorrow's...
Good digital citizenship + web filtering = safer online learning As you know, technology is only part of the solution to keeping students safe online. This needs to be combined with continuous education around good digital citizenship and the basics of how to keep...
I use YouTube. A lot. I’m guessing you do as well. If not, who are you? And what are you doing online? Seriously, I’ve just completed an unofficial poll in my head which confirms that 90% of educators think YouTube is a handy tool in the classroom. Let’s assume this...
Facts: Web extensions save lives (I use the term ‘facts’ very loosely). Recently a web extension installed by a school user was hijacked to redirect YouTube advertising to pornographic content. A hijacked extension applied to one device is capable of impacting...
My first job out of school was an administrator role at a local hospital (bear with me, I do have a point). I was excited about my new job because the money it promised would pay for my ‘new’ (read ‘old’) car - and the new mag wheels I had just acquired for it. The...
SID Theme: Be the change: unite for a better internet. ‘Safer Internet Day’ (SID ‘17) is an opportunity for schools, and the organisations that support them, to reflect on how we can make the internet a safer place for students. But don't be fooled, it’s not all...