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Educators
The Internet and digital technologies represents a huge and wonderful
21st century classroom and library of information. It is vital that teachers and other
learning providers feel comfortable using the Internet and
digital technologies safely and confidently. It is also vital that they feel able to
manage their Internet access and pass on critical thinking
skills to the young people that they are responsible
for.
The following sites represent some of the information that
educators should be aware of in order to promote
innovative, positive and safe Internet use.
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The
Byron Review
Professor Tanya
Byron undertook a review
of Internet Safety and video games
in the UK. Read her findings and recommendations including the
development of a
UK
Council for Child Internet Safety
BECTA
publications (saved from the National Archives since BECTA's
closure)
Some of BECTA's guidance documents include:
E-safety: a whole school approach
Safeguarding children in a digital world
Safeguarding children online:
a guide for local authorities and
local safeguarding children boards
Safeguarding children online:
a checklist for local authorities
and local safeguarding children boards
Safeguarding children in a digital world:
Developing an LSCB
e-safety strategy
BECTA 'AUPs in context:Establishing safe and responsible
online behaviours'
Safeguarding learners online
Cyberethics from Microsoft
Microsoft has also produced a
cyberethics guide
...[more]
NASUWT Guidelines for Teachers
The NASUWT
has guidelines for teachers
on Social Networking
Report Online Abuse
If you encounter illegal content either via email, browsing the
web, or otherwise, you can report it here ...[more]
Understanding Chat Danger
Childnet
have an excellent website on
Chat Danger which
offers advice on how to keep safe when chatting online.
BBC Online Safety
The BBC has an excellent site with Internet
Safety information for all age groups....[more]
Internet
Acronyms
The Internet and digital
technologies have given rise to a whole new language. click
here to read more about it..
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Get Started and Learn More about
the Internet
The Internet is an amazing
tool for education, learning and socialising.
Want to up skill and learn more? Check out the
BBC's 1st Click pages; the
BBC's Webwise
pages;
UK
Online Centre's site:
Go On Make
Online easy; or
Digital Unite's Guides
Homework
The Internet offers great websites for lesson plans, homework
help, fun facts, ICT support and learning
...[more]
Social Networking Sites
Today young and old alike have accounts on social networking
sites like Facebook, and even businesses have Facebook pages. Click
here to find out more about how you can use these sites more
safely: Safe Social Networking
CEOP
ThinkUKnow
The
ThinkUKnow
website has many useful resources for children aged 4 to 16.
Common Sense
Media
Common
Sense Media have some
great
digital citizenship resources for educators
Cybersmart Australia
Resources from Cybersmart Australia
Working with
vulnerable Youth
A report by Stephen
Carrick-Davies:
Munch, Poke
and Ping: Safeguarding vulnerable young people online
Get Up To Date
Some useful sites for educators to promote digital literacy and
effective use of technology:
Digital Literacy across the Curriculum
Teach Today - an
educational website for teachers interested in using new
technologies safely.
Marilyn
Western 's Links for Teachers
29 Things We Should Teach Our Kids About Using the Internet by
Deb Ng on October 27, 2011
Facebook Security
Facebook Security Guide
Facebook Privacy Tutorial for Parents
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Internet Safety for Educators
Some useful sites for educators to learn more about
using the Internet and
digital technologies more safely themselves.
Cyberbullying
Many young people today get bullied
via their mobile phones or via online websites. Schools and
teachers also need help in tackling this problem. See our WISE KIDS
page
on tackling cyberbullying.
Sexting
When a young person
creates or distributes an explicit image of themselves or their
friend/ boyfriend or girlfriend, this is referred to as sexting.
To find out more see our page on sexting.
Internet Safety Video Clips
The following page provides links to a
number of video clips provided by Google and others to reflect
on different aspects of being safe online....[more]
Internet Safety Games
Check out how clued up you or your
students are on
Internet Safety with these games...[more]
Searching the Internet?
Ever wondered if there were search sites just for young people?
...[more]
Assess website content
Just because a website looks smart, it does not mean that its
contents are official or true...this page provides useful
resources to explore the issue of Internet literacy and
evaluating online content...[more].
Other useful websites for
teachers
There are many useful websites and
support networks in the UK that educators can use to learn best
practice for ICT use, find out what is available and useful on
the Internet, and join other support networks...click
here to learn more..
Young people,
music and the Internet
Childnet and ProMusic
have launched an international campaign to help parents
everywhere to keep up to speed with the music downloading habits
of their children, and to be aware of the associated risks in
terms of legal, content and security issues....[more]
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