Beware: You are your digital footprint!

Inspired by the recent SLAV Conference with keynote speaker Joyce Valenza, the team in our senior campus library resolved to lead from the centre!  In our de-briefing session we realized that there is heaps we can follow up on, but realistically a little bit at a time may be the best way to go. With [...]

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Facebook – here I come!

After lots of nagging and finally a push and a shove from a couple of ‘friends’, I’m now flapping my wings on Facebook! Some days my head is spinning though – and it’s not because I’ve just moved NovaNews to it’s new home here!! Just how many locations in cyberspace does a person need to [...]

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Consider your digital footprint!

I keep reading so much in the press about social networking: what our digital natives are up to ….. what they do and don’t say in cyberspace.   I’ve had discussions with some in the 20+ age group who, for the most part, give little credence to the concerns expressed by those of us who warn [...]

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A Powerful Video for Safer Internet Day

The more you talk about it, the more likely it is to happen. In the lead up to Safer Internet Day tomorrow – February 8th – one can only hope that increased ‘talk’ about cybersafety does have an impact. About a week ago, I was lucky enough to attend a session showcasing ICT at our [...]

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Week 5: Cybersafety continued …..

Just catching up on seeing some of the videos that were listed this week.  Some of them are outstanding such as a presentation by Jenny Luca of Toorak College and the video created by students and uploaded to You Tube.  Kerry O’Brien’s focus on bullying on the 7.30 Report which highlights programs set in place [...]

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Week 5: Cybersafety

The wide range of concerns related to cybersafety is quite overwhelming. The Allanah & Madeline Foundation: Cybersafety and Wellbeing Initiative is a great stepping stone to lots of information.  It will be interesting to read about the progress of the pilot program that is about to be launched in a variety of Government, Catholic and [...]

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