Using ICT safely, responsibly and ethically

1. Cymbersmart is a government initiative that supports ICT safety. The programme addresses:

1.1. • Digital media literacy

1.2. • Positive online communication

1.3. • Peer and personal safety and e-Security

2. Peer and Personal Safety

2.1. • Protective behaviours • Privacy • Grooming process • Identifying feeling unsafe • Trusted adults and online help • Personal information—protecting it.

3. Ethical Use

4. Positive Online Behaviours

4.1. • Including not excluding • Appropriate language to others • Being kind when online • Trusted adults and online help • Personal information—protecting it. • Appropriate contact • Adult supervision • Sharing personal information • Responding to unwelcome contact.

5. Digital Media Literacy

5.1. • Analysing online symbols • Identifying avatars as online constructs • Violence in games does not reflect real life behaviours • Compares strangers in the physical world to strangers online.