Digital Safety and Digital Citizenship A Guide for Students
Digital Safety and Digital Citizenship A Guide for Students
The laptop has been given to you as a tool for learning . Use it for that . While doing so , here are some important rules for keeping yourself safe and being a good digital citizen . Most of them come from the Laptop User Charter you signed when you were given your laptop , which you can find at : https :// www . det . nsw . edu . au / policies / technology / computers / l4l / user _ charter . doc
Other sources include : http :// www . cybercrime . gov / rules / rules . htm
Digital Safety
Never let anyone else know your password . If you think someone else may have found your password , change it straight away .
Use passwords that no‐one can guess easily .
Never let anyone else use your username and password . You may be held responsible for anything they do .
Always keep your laptop with you or in a very secure place .
Always log off at the end of each session to make sure that nobody else can use your e‐learning account , just in case you do leave your laptop unattended or with someone else even for a short time .
Tell a teacher straight away if you suspect you have received a computer virus or if you receive spam or if you have received a message that is inappropriate , abusive , harassing or makes you feel uncomfortable . Do not reply to it .
If someone on the internet asks for personal information about you , asks to be telephoned , offers you gifts or wants to meet you , report this immediately to a teacher or parent . Do not give this information .
If you find any internet site that contains inappropriate material such as information or graphics that are sexually inappropriate , violent or racist , tell a teacher .
If you suspect that anyone has somehow got around the security of a laptop or the Department ’ s network , report them to a teacher .
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