Using Your Cybersmarts Online - Rachel BoydPresentation Transcript
Using your Cybersmarts
Online
Rachel Boyd
Waiuku Primary School
Learning@School 2010
Abstract
Internet and cyber safety...
are your students cybersmart?
Essential if you're delving into the online world and using web2 tools,
this presentation will explore and educate you on responsible digital
citizenship for students.
A toolbox of resources, ideas and strategies will be shared, enabling
you to be better equipped to go beyond the classroom walls and
allow your students to play in the 'digital playground' safely.
Suitable for a primary school audience, bring your laptop to get
involved!
How has the world
changed?
When you were
a child, how did
your parents
keep you safe?
How did your
parents know to
teach you
safety skills?
How are you
going to keep
students safe if
you don’t
understand
the Internet?
The Internet is a great learning
resource
It can also be a dangerous
place
A pencil is also a
great learning
resource
It too can also be
dangerous!
You wouldn’t ban pencils in
schools would you!
There has been an
explosion of interactive
communications:
the internet is the biggest
thing since the invention of
the printing press,
and is having a
tremendous impact on
our society, our institutions
and our kids
...Real Wired Child: What Parents Need to
Know About Kids Online.
How do you keep kids safe in
the digital playground?
The effective use of ICT in
education also requires that
school leaders have an
awareness of the potential risks
of the digital environment and
have effective mechanisms in
place to address these risks.
Enabling the 21st Century Learner
An eLearning Action Plan for Schools 2006 - 2010
What do you to do mimimise
these risks?
Cybersafety
Schools should
explore not only how
ICT can supplement
traditional ways of
teaching, but also how
it can open up
new and different
ways of
learning
-NZC pg 36
Students need to be educated
about being
S.M.A.R.T. online
S
afety
M anners
A
dvertising
R
esearch
T
echnology
When on the Internet we need to
T.H.I.N.K.
T
ell a trusted adult if something online
upsets you
H ide your password. Only ever share it
with your parents - not even your
friends.
I nteresting websites can be fun.
Check with your parents first before
playing.
Be N ice to people online.
Respect yourselves and others.
K eep your personal information safe.
Never give out your real name,
address or phone number online.
Ways of working
‣ Awareness of cybersafety
policies and procedures
‣ Rules or agreements on
how you will work online
‣ An education programme
incoporating cybersmarts
‣ Have the discussions
about working online
‣ Parent education
Do I know what my school
Internet Safety Policy is?
Do I know which students
have signed permissions?
http://www.netsafe.org
Working online?
Schools... should obtain the
written consent of each
student's parents or legal
guardians before publishing any
information about
the student (including
photographs) or any of the
student's copyright material
on the Internet.
Guidelines for Online Publication
Ministry of Education