ETR+No.4

Sinclair Mackenzie (mini bio)
Teacher (2nd year) following career change from electronics industry Physics and some Science in a secondary school in Scottish Highlands Currently working to improve the quality and availability of ICT resources for Physics courses offered by department Glow Mentor for school cluster Interested in blogs and wikis as cooperative learning strategies

Doug Belshaw (mini bio)
Teacher (4th year) - History with some ICT. In an 11-16 comprehensive school with intake skewed towards the top end. Came into teaching to change profession after being switched onto learning at university. Currently studying towards Ed.D. - thesis on concept of 'digital literacy' Interested in the pedagogical uses of educational technology Involved in Becta/Historical Association project on use of mobile technology in education. Director of edte.ch

Presenters Choice Tools (10-14 mins)
Internet safety links
 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7280088.stm smiley faces on school kids?
 * [|WebSafeCrackerz] - internet safety website to use with pupils
 * http://digitalmavericks.blogspot.com/2008/04/cyberbullying-internet-safety.html
 * [|Becta - Internet Safety]

Aspects of internet safety
 * protecting young people from unwanted attentions of others
 * showing pupils how to take control of their personal information - Bebo, MySpace, etc. as they move on from school situation

Interview with Ollie Bray [|www.olliebray.com] about his internet safety work in [|East Lothian] (Scotland)

Pupils
 * restricted web access in schools but unrestricted at home
 * may lie about age to register with social networking sites ([|COPPA]) - results in "online age 18" with less restriction before they are actually 18

Parents
 * do parents understand the issues?
 * parental permission (Al Upton example?)

Role of schools
 * model good online practices
 * promotion of safe behaviour in unrestricted environment
 * professionalism of teachers
 * technology integration matrix
 * safe online behaviours features in the [|Draft Outcomes for Technologies] (pdf) - Curriculum for Excellence

Conclusion / rating (1 min)
Who is this resource recommended for? How relevant to teaching is it?

Del.icio.us links / Twitter / EdTechRoundup Tip? eg (1-2 mins)
cool cat teacher podcast about [|Stop Cyber Bullying Day] [|ChatDanger] [|ChildNet International] BBC News article containing internet safety tips and discussing effectiveness of [|plans to register email addresses of offenders] [|ThinkUKnow] - information from Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre - sections for different age groups (5-7, 8-10, 11-16) plus sections with information for parents/carers & teachers/trainers. [|BBC chatguide] - split into different age groups, teacher information packs available [|Kidsmart] site for schools - includes lesson plans, posters and interactive games to promote safe behaviour online