Release notes

14 May, 2025

New

• Course: What to do when your mobile phone isnt charging
• Course: What to do when your home internet drops out
• Course: What to do when your device freezes
• Course: How to take a screenshot on your iphone
• Course: How to search for an app on your iphone
• Course: How to search for an app on your android phone
• Course: How to use siri on an iphone
• Course: How to use gemini on your android phone
• Course: How to take a screenshot on your android phone

22 April, 2025

New

• Topic: Using the Medicare Express Plus app

4 April, 2025

New

• Topic: Transferring files between operating system

20 March, 2025

New

• Topic: How to use Google Maps

7 March, 2025

New

• Articles and tips: 16 tech tips and tricks

26 February, 2025

New

• Course: Text or SMS scams

19 February, 2025

New

• Course: How to share a contact from an iPhone
• Course: How to use Quick Share on an Android phone
• Course: How to use AirDrop on an iPhone
• Course: How to share a contact from an Android phone
• Course: How to connect a device to your iPhone via Bluetooth
• Course: How to connect a device to your Android phone via Bluetooth

6 February, 2025

New

• Games: Games for laptop and desktop computers Word Hive & Letter Sleuth
• Games: Games for smartphones and tablets Word Hive & Letter Sleuth

16 January, 2025

New

• Course: Web tracking and data breaches explained

06 December, 2024

New

• Articles and Tips: How to scan QR codes
• Articles and Tips: How to create a passkey in myGov 
• Courses: How to block an email in Microsoft Outlook | How to block an email in Gmail | How to block an email in Yahoo mail | How to block a number on a Android phone | | How to block a number on an iPhone |

17 September, 2024

New

• Icon glossary PDF: Which icon is that?
  Download the visual glossary of common icons and learn what each icon means.
• Articles and Tips: How to spot fake email
• Articles and Tips: What is AI?

27 June, 2024

Retired

• Using the internet | Using online forms | Using search engines | Introduction to internet safety
  These courses have been removed from Be Connected. We recommend you view our latest course on the same subjects in What is the internet?
• Blogs - online journals
  This course has been removed from Be Connected. There are many other fun courses, games and practice activities to enjoy on Be Connected. Why not search our Topic library today!

19 June, 2024

New

• Podcast: Val answers your technology questions – Part 2

Updated

• Courses: Exploring Google Earth | Google Earth – more than a map | Beyond Google Earth
  These courses have been refreshed in line with recent changes to the Google Earth app.

5 June, 2024

Updated

• Course: What is the internet?
  This course content has been refreshed and two new activities have been added.

8 May, 2024

Updated

• Course: Access Canberra
  This course content has been refreshed in line with changes to the Access Canberra website.