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Join us on an exciting digital journey where we empower young minds to become savvy navigators of the online world. 🚀 In this podcast,...

🔐 Protect Your Data and Try Again! 🛡️ Creating solid and memorable passwords is crucial in today’s digital world. Follow these 3 simple...

We’re a little behind, but we’re excited to extend massive congratulations to Marivelle, a year 6 student from Our Lady of the Snows in...

Sextortion is a form of online blackmail in which a perpetrator threatens to release sexually explicit material, images, or videos of an...

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Let's talk about scams targeting our young people. Have you seen our recent scams campaign? Either on Instagram, Facebook or in adverts...

I just thought of a couple of acronyms for scams: Super Cool Awesome Money Source; or more likely: Scary, Corrupt And Mighty Suspicious....

Those of us born pre-internet may ask: What do we mean by Digital Footprint? Let’s compare it with a footprint on a sandy beach. My foot...

To maximise the benefits of the digital age, we need to be aware of the dark side of the online world. This article explores body image...

You’d think this is the straightforward part, but, as for STOP and BLOCK, as soon as you tell your child to do something they will find...

BLOCK is the middle of our STOP, BLOCK & TALK® mantra. All three form a simple strategy for staying safe online but this middle word may...

We’re now quite familiar with SLIP SLOP SLAP WRAP and Make It Click. Lately we are coming to grips with MASK, SCAN, PASS. And here’s...

When I called Mark to make an appointment to interview him, he laughed when I said I had to be back home in time for the school bus....

Have you heard about Digital Waitaha, the new charitable trust in our region? And are you wondering how they have any relevance to you?...

posted with permission from Mid Canterbury CAB Learn to use Tech in Mid Canterbury! Address: Community House (44 Cass St, Ashburton)...

Welcome to Digital Waitaha. A Charitable trust set up to Empower Ethical Learners in the Digital space we live and work in. Our students...

*Author’s note: I’ve been in the IT industry for over 20 years and have created a variety of web applications. While there are many...

One of the wonderful aspects of being a coder is the ability to work from anywhere. My favourite “office” is my local cafe. I enjoy...

True or false: It’s very difficult to understand what boolean expressions are. The word boolean was named after George Boole, who...