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If you like to use TikTok, here’s how to protect students
It’s clear why teachers would embrace the style of TikTok—students and adults alike love the platform, it allows users to make and share content easily, and the content made and shared often explains important concepts in fun, digestible ways. However, there are also serious problems with this trend.
Protect your pixels: Reflecting on my child’s journey from school to young adulthood.
As we bid farewell to 2023, it not only marks the conclusion of another year but symbolises a transformative era for my family. My child ("Gen Zer") is embarking on a journey from school to the next chapter of her life, whether it be higher education or employment. In...
2023: A Year in Review – Navigating Challenges, Embracing Innovation and Shaping the Future
As I look back on 2023, I look back with a sense of confidence and astonishment. Confidence due to the momentum pixevety has had this year educating schools, universities, children, and parents about image privacy and consent but also astonishment at our growth...
Children’s safety online and beyond
Technology is integral to a child’s life. The website Porch.com shares a great article giving comprehensive advice to parents on how they can better protect their kids online. Read full article
Building back trust – Can Australian schools lead the way?
Were you aware that the Australian education market for the first time has not ranked in the OAIC top 5 sector notifiable data breach report for over a year? Or that Deloitte’s latest Australian Privacy Index Report ranked Education as the 2nd most trusted industry to...
Why should you start using a private platform to share photos?
Only 6 per cent of photos taken are ever shared. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but let’s look at the size of the pie its cut from. 1.81 trillion photos are taken worldwide each year (5 billion per day). By 2030, around 2.3 trillion photos will be taken every year. Users...
Striking the delicate balance between photo privacy and community engagement
An old school question popped up on my radar again: “Is it ok for schools to collect photo consent only at enrolment (or enrollment for my U.S. friends)?”. Ten years on from the first time I received this question, my advice remains the same – if you do it right the...
pixevety and Veracross: A Powerful Combination for Oregon Episcopal School
Republished from Veracross website. Click here for original article. To learn more about Veracross, click here. Whether you’re seeking new applicants, engaging current families, soliciting donors, or keeping up with alumni, communicating your school’s story is...
Schools, photos, and social media use
Schools should take note of how they use social media. The following trends are very concerning. 1. TikTok used as a primary online communication tool by schools. This week one of Australia’s leading school cyber safety experts, Susan McLean, on the Today Show again...
New Year Photo Sharing Reminder
It’s that time of year again when parents are warned about sharenting/posting their children’s first day back at school photos online. If you do this, you’re not alone. In a survey of 1000 parents in the US conducted by SecurityORG, 75% of respondents share photos of...
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