eSafety

                                        ICT IN THE CLASSROOM- ESAFETY

1.Who is responsible for eSafety in schools and what are the key issues?

http://www.safenetwork.org.uk/training_and_awareness/Pages/parents_and_carers.aspx http://www.wisekids.org.uk/BECTA%20Publications/aups_context_online_behaviours.pdf

Key Issues
·Cyber bullying
·Online grooming- Keep personal information private.
·Contact- technology offers anonymity to people
·Content- Do not upload or post inappropriate, offensive or illegal content on own or other websites. ·Adhere to website terms of conditions of use- including age restrictions.
·Photos uploaded can be freely copied, manipulated and circulated online forever.
·Unsuitable or dangerous sites and chatrooms should, if possible be blocked so that children cannot get on them.

Who’s responsible?
·Staff delivering learning or care- teachers.
·Staff managing technical environments in the school
·eSafety co-ordinator.
·Parents
·Children- children should be involved in contributing to eSafety policies.
·Wider community within the school- any adults working with children have a duty to be aware of eSafety issues and ensure the appropriate procedures and response- lunchtime staff, after/before school club staff, library staff, volunteers.

2. How are parents and carers informed about eSafety? How can parents find out about Health and Safety issues regarding their children’s use of the Internet?

·Schools have a responsibly to make parents aware of eSafety issues and their AUP.
·AUP – Acceptable Use Policies
http://www.wisekids.org.uk/BECTA%20Publications/aups_context_online_behaviours.pdf

3.What are the rules about photos of children on school websites? http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/sector_guides/~/media/documents/library/Data_Protection/Practical_application/TAKING_PHOTOS_V3.ashx http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/sector_guides/education.aspx

·Parents knowledge and consent- parents will be asked to sign a form if they do not want pictures of their child to be taken or used in school.
·No surnames used

4. How long should you allow a child to work on a PC?

There are a number of health and safety issues that you must consider when working at a PC, some of which are concerned with the length of time you spend at a computer, such as sitting in the same position for a long period and awkward positioning of the wrist and hand in relation to the keyboard. These issues do not really apply to children in schools especially primary as a typical ICT lesson wouldn’t last more than 30 minutes to an hour maximum and the same goes for any other times a child might be using a computer.

Digital Identity

You can find out about your personal digital identity by typing your full name into a search engine such as Google, any photos or information that are publicly held on the Internet such as social networking sites should come up. As a teacher you should ensure that your personal life stays personal and that you portray a professional image, this includes being aware of any other photos of information that other people may put on the Internet about you.

Creating a blog...

In our first ICT Primary session we were asked to set up our own blog. Personally, I have never been interested in the whole idea of blogging, but after watching a film in class about the use of blogs in primary schools, I saw the potential benefits it could have on a child's learning. Not only did the blogging create new ways of improving ICT and Literacy skills, it also encouraged children to take ownership of their learning by deciding what they wanted to write about each week. The blog sessions provided a very social environment for learning and offered opportunities for perhaps less confident children to develop their interactive skills.