Tips and strategies for creating a safe gaming environment for children and young people.

Playing and making games can help children and young people to develop important skills like coding, problem solving and creativity.

Playing games can be good for you! There are social, emotional and cognitive benefits for playing video games and online games.

Free Australian legal advice for people under 25

Staying in touch with friends and family is now easier than ever before. Young people are using online communication to build friendships, share their lives and work together.

The NSW Department of Education’s Student Use of Digital Devices and Online Services policy covers student use of all digital devices and online services in school related settings. The policy supports schools to maximise the potential of digital technology, minimise the risks of harm and equip our students with the skills they need to be safe, respectful and responsible users of technology - skills essential to thrive in the 21st century. Teachers and principals can find links below to departmental resources that will help in implementing the policy.

Social media companies are beginning to acknowledge their role in spreading fake news and hoaxes.

Teachers can use game-based learning leverage students passions for games in order to make learning more meaningful, authentic, accessible and engaging.

With people and organisations making so much information and material available online, it is important to know how and when to credit creators when making use of their work.

In order to ensure that all students and teachers in public schools can be provided with safe, secure and quality access to the internet, the NSW Department of Education expects all staff and students to understand and abide by the Student Use of Digital Devices and Online Services policy.