Privacy Awareness Week 2014

Cyber Bullying Programs to Help Your School 

Brainstorm Productions is a proud Privacy Awareness Week educational partner. This annual event is designed to promote awareness for privacy issues and the importance of the protection of personal information. Privacy continues to be a hot issue, especially for Australian school students. Research has shown that 1 in 3 young people have posted something on social media that they have later regretted.

Brainstorm Productions takes online privacy very seriously, and a number of our productions tackle this issue through our range of cyber bullying programs for schools:

Primary School Programs:

Saving Lil and Archie

•Positive Online Connections

•Responsible Use of Technology

•Cyber Bullying

•Digital Citizenship

•To find out more click here

The Magic Words

•Values & Respect in Cyber Space

•Digital Citizenship

•Cyber Safety

•To find out more click here

Buddies 2

•Cyber Bullying

•Cyber Safety

•To find out more click here

High School Programs:

Cyberia 

•Cyber Bullying

•Digital Citizenship

•Social Websites

•Internet Security

•Responsible Use of Technology

•Online Reputation

•To find out more click here

The Hurting Game

•Cyber Footprint

•Cyber Safety

•Social Websites

•Digital Citizenship

•To find out more click here

Verbal Combat

•Cyber Bullying

•Digital Citizenship

•Legal Ramifications

•Social Websites

•To find out more click here

Top 10 Tips for Protecting Your Privacy

Check out these great tips from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on how to protect your personal information:

  • Ask why your information is needed — what are they going to use it for?
  • Think before you disclose — you may not need to hand out your personal information
  • Don’t put large amounts of personal information on social networking sites
  • Check your records — make sure the information held about you is correct and up-to-date
  • Read privacy policies — can be boring, but informative!
  • Don’t leave your personal information lying around — shred old mail and records that are no longer required
  • Sign up to the ‘Do Not Call Register’ to stop direct market phone calls — visit www.donotcall.gov.au 
  • Check for encryption and use secure payment methods when shopping online
  • Tick the ‘opt out’ box on forms if you don’t want to receive marketing communications
  • Know your privacy rights — visit www.oaic.gov.au 

Privacy Awareness Week is held from 4–10 May 2014. Want to spread the word on privacy awareness? Here are some great ideas:

  • Book a Brainstorm Productions performance for your primary or high school
  • Download some Privacy Awareness Week resources – CLICK HERE
  • Check out the Privacy Awareness Week Youth Portal – CLICK HERE