Optus Digital Thumbprint has been endorsed by the eSafety Commissioner as a Trusted eSafety Provider.
According to the eSafety Commissioner, cyberbullying has risen by 40% in the last year. The rise of generative AI technologies is changing the nature of online abuse, making it easier to produce harmful content that could feature students or teachers.
Our Passphrase Passport supports young children to learn some simple digital defence moves. Try it together and explore our new colouring sheets and word search activities.
Optus is celebrating Safer Internet Day 2024 (6 February) with a significant milestone as we reach nearly 600,000 students in the program. During the month of February over 4,000 school students will participate in free curriculum-aligned workshops by Optus Digital Thumbprint Program throughout NSW and Victoria.
A global initiative that raises awareness of online safety issues, Safer Internet Day in Australia is an initiative led by the eSafety Commissioner. This year’s theme is Connect. Reflect. Protect.
Sometimes we share personal information online without knowing it. This makes it easier for cyber criminals like hackers, scammers and fake friends to access our accounts or steal our identity.
Think you know how much personal information is OK to share in posts and chats?
While there is a lot of advice around the “best age” to get a smartphone, you are best placed to assess your child’s readiness based on their level of maturity and critical thinking capability.
Our First Phone Readiness Quiz can help you decide whether your child might be ready for their own smartphone, and what are the things to look out for after they get their first device.
This year, Optus Digital Thumbprint achieved the milestone of 10 years of delivery, and on the 22nd of November, we had our 500,000th student participate in a facilitated workshop. Celebrating this milestone was our awesome facilitator Dom, and students who had participated in our Fake News and Digital Discernment workshop.
Since 2013, Optus has been running our free, award-winning Digital Thumbprint Program in schools across Australia through facilitator-led and teacher-led digital interactive workshops. Overall, the Digital Thumbprint program, fully funded by Optus, has reached over 580,000 primary and secondary students across Australia.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month so take a look at our resources to keep you and your family safe online.
Support students to learn what personal information is, and actions to take to protect themselves from identity theft and scams.
#StaySmartOnlineWeek is 7-13 October and it’s an important reminder of the need to educate families about being safer online. Explore the Digital Thumbprint guides and quizzes to support families in staying safe online.
There’s lots of ways to keep your personal information safe. Take the quiz to check out your level of cybersecurity knowledge.
Building healthy online habits can improve your physical and mental wellbeing. Take the quiz to check how well you balance screen time.
Optus Digital Thumbprint has taken out the 2023 ACOMM Awards for its Contribution to Society. Digital Thumbprint celebrates 10 years of providing digital safety and wellbeing education this year.
Digital Thumbprint recently partnered with our Satellite and Space Systems team on a special day of learning on digital safety and wellbeing, and careers in space tech. We are now offering schools the special opportunity to support young people to be inspired by STEM and to consider a career in the Space industry. Take your students behind the scenes with a tour of the Belrose Earth Station, meet our team of experts and participate in hands-on learning. Concepts learnt can be linked to the NSW curriculum, e.g. Space, Science and Technology, Digital Technologies (K-6 Syllabus), and Science, Information and Software Technology (7–10 Syllabus), Physics, Engineering, Communications, STEM subjects (Years 9–12). This is a unique day of learning open to groups of up to 60 students.
The Digital Thumbprint Program covers five key topics.
