Cyber Safety

As we begin 2012, all the children have had to sign an Acceptable User Policy for using the ICT Lab.

Grades 1-3 only use the Internet for Educational Games, generally reading, alphabet, word recognition and such like.  From Grade 4 up the children use various Web Tools which require a Gmail address and a User Name, the AUP document allows the school to create a Gmail account and issue a User Name for each child. This info gets sent home and the parents are encouraged to "keep an eye" on these accounts.

I gave the Grade 4+ up a short talk about Cyber Safety and Being a Responsible Digital Citizen in order to arm them with what they can do to ensure their safety online. 

If your child uses the Internet regularly, or use Facebook, Mxit, Twitter, IM, etc. PLEASE monitor them, ensure that you set their privacy settings, check the sites that they are visitng and monitor their accounts.

Here is the Presentation that I did with them. Look for the "Play" arrow on a couple of the slides to view the clip.

Cyber Safety

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Enjoy this fun clip - A Social Media "Improv Everywhere Flashmob!"

Sharing using Social Media platforms are part of life. It's great to share - but we must do it responsibly!