{"id":124913,"date":"2021-08-02T06:02:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T13:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/?p=124913"},"modified":"2025-04-29T00:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:23:37","slug":"7-safety-tips-to-schooling-in-a-digital-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/family-safety\/7-safety-tips-to-schooling-in-a-digital-world\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Safety Tips to Schooling in a Digital World"},"content":{"rendered":"

This fall, many students are headed back-to-school full time. However, just as workplaces now accommodate for remote work, schools are accommodating hybrid learning environments. While this may signal the end of things like snow days, it\u2019s also created a new, more flexible style of learning that relies on computers, online connectivity, and apps to connect students with teachers and learning resources. It\u2019s also a trend that\u2019s not without risk, as evidenced by the more than 900 cybersecurity incidents, including personal data breaches, since 2016, according to the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center. This new style of learning comes with many implications for cybersecurity that we\u2019ll discuss below, along with ways to protect learners and students of all ages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Digital School Safety Tips<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Set camera guidelines<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Cameras and video conferencing software have become an integral part of the online learning experience. In the early days\u00a0of 2020,\u00a0we saw growing pains in the form of Zoom bombing, unintended sharing, and, on the lighter side, people learning to use fake backgrounds with hilarious consequences.\u00a0And while many of these wrinkles have been smoothed out,\u00a0for online learners,\u00a0the fact remains that privacy is at risk anytime they use a camera.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Younger\u00a0students:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n