Plenary Topic – Summaries
Cyberbullying, Cyber-harassment & Sexting
Presented by Susan McLean
Cyberbullying and Sexting or sending a ‘sexy text’, are serious issues confronting schools and other areas of the community who deal with young people. Whilst cyberbullying is always a criminal offence in every state and territory in Australia and ‘sexting’ when it involves people under the age of 18 years is also a serious criminal offence, many people lack knowledge about how and when to involve law enforcement. This informative session will look at the criminality of cyberbullying and ‘sexting’ and include information about when Police must be informed, who can make the complaint and how to do this correctly.
Problematic Internet Use & Addiction
Presented by Dr Philip Tam
Dr. Tam will explore the complex, topical field of Problematic Internet Use amongst Australian youth. Commonly dubbed ‘Internet Addiction’, he will outline its development, its prevalence, and focus on practical and clinical strategies in assessing and treating the condition.
Sleep, Screens and Teenagers – New Scientific Understandings
Presented by Dr Sarah Blunden
Reduced sleep duration is a major factor in teen mental and physical health and is exacerbated by increased screen usage at bedtime. This presentation will present the latest evidence around this controversial topic.
Online Predators & Grooming
Presented by Detective Sergeant Stuart Butler
Internet Predators spend a considerable amount of time honing and fine tuning their skills on grooming children.
When Police restrict offender behaviour through education or from conducting online undercover stings, predators tend to adapt to the situation and find other ways to target their prey.
In some cases, predators do not have to try too hard to get children to do what they want, as the presence of willing child participants becomes a problem for Police.
Hear case studies of real life police investigations involving concerning behaviour from both the predator and the child.
See what you can do to stop Online Predators from preying on our children.
Assisting Parents & Teaching Kids to Manage Their Online Behaviour
Presented by Tena Davies
Teachers will learn how to manage parental concerns regarding their child’s internet use. They will learn how to engage parents in discussions and programs about cyber safety and to assist them to managing their child’s online behaviour.
Teachers will learn how address risky online behaviour. The session will focus on the 6 cyber hazards and how this impacts a student’s wellbeing at school and at home. Sex differences in cyber risks will be noted so that teachers can address the specific needs of each gender when working with young people. By the end of the session teachers will gain confidence in understanding, managing, and addressing a student’s online use.
Cybersmart Program Overview
Presented by Greg Gebhart
The ACMA Cybersmart program offers a suit of programs to ensure that all schools have FREE access to quality Cybersafety programs and resources. This keynote will cover the range of resources available to schools and communities including free accredited professional development programs, student, teacher and parent awareness programs, programs for pre service teacher training, multimedia resources and online lessons.
eSmart Program Overview
Presented by Jeremy Blackman
A holistic approach is required to create behaviour change. There are many lessons to be learned from well-known behaviour change models such as QUIT smoking, SunSmart and Work Safe initiatives. As John Dewey observed: “Collateral learning in the way of formation of enduring attitudes…is more important [than stand-alone lessons].” Research shows that one-off ‘silver bullet’ implementations are not effective. They tend to rely on individuals and so do not sustain over time. eSmart has this holistic philosophy embedded in its framework for whole-school change strategies to reduce bullying and cyberbullying and to promote cybersafety.
ThinkUKnow Program Overview
Presented by Melissa Sevil
ThinkUKnow is a cyber-safety program is aimed at bridging the knowledge gap that exists between adults and young people which it comes to the internet and mobile technologies and to encourage a more open dialog between them. ThinkUKnow is a partnership between AFP, Microsoft and is proudly sponsored by ninemsn. Our presentations are aimed at parents, teachers and carers, exploring how children are having fun online, how to help protect them and what to do if things go wrong. The presentation covers cyber bullying, sexting, online grooming, scams, identity theft and other issues and is supported by online resources through our website thinkuknow.org.au.
Generation Safe
Presented by Robyn Trevyaud
iKeepSafe’s Generation Safe is the only comprehensive digital citizenship and cyber incident management tool that helps schools embrace the digital environment while protecting students from risks.
