KIDREX Googles safe web browser for children to search the Internet, filtered to protect them from anything inappropriate.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Friday 20 March 2015
The 4 biggest mistakes that teachers make when integrating technology..
This is a good read about the mistakes that teachers can make when they integrate technology into the classroom.
http://mrkempnz.com/2015/03/the-4-biggest-mistakes-that-teachers-make-when-integrating-technology.html
http://mrkempnz.com/2015/03/the-4-biggest-mistakes-that-teachers-make-when-integrating-technology.html
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Cyber Safety - Protecting and Valuing Identity
I attended a presentation last night about Cyber Safety. The presenter was Mr John Parsens who provides cyber safety education and specialist advice on the safe use of Communication Technology.
http://www.simulate2educate.co.nz/
It was very thought provoking and provided some good strategies for keeping ourselves and our children safe online.
What came through was that we need to teach students to Nurture and Protect their Identity / online identity. They need to learn about ethical aspects of the internet and also to be aware that our online profile can affect ourselves, our family and friends and even future employment opportunities.
We also need to model what we want our children to do, and as parents / caregivers and teachers we must avoid a separation between the applications and social media our children are using making sure to monitor social media and cellphones if they have them. We need to be Facebook Friends with our children and even better have their passwords!
If we take away technology or stop our children from using it as we are too scared about the dangers - then we are robbing children of the knowledge they need growing up in a world where technology plays such a huge part. Technology will only get more, not less. The key is teaching our children to use it responsibility.
http://www.simulate2educate.co.nz/
It was very thought provoking and provided some good strategies for keeping ourselves and our children safe online.
What came through was that we need to teach students to Nurture and Protect their Identity / online identity. They need to learn about ethical aspects of the internet and also to be aware that our online profile can affect ourselves, our family and friends and even future employment opportunities.
We also need to model what we want our children to do, and as parents / caregivers and teachers we must avoid a separation between the applications and social media our children are using making sure to monitor social media and cellphones if they have them. We need to be Facebook Friends with our children and even better have their passwords!
If we take away technology or stop our children from using it as we are too scared about the dangers - then we are robbing children of the knowledge they need growing up in a world where technology plays such a huge part. Technology will only get more, not less. The key is teaching our children to use it responsibility.
Tuesday 3 March 2015
Great way to introduce younger students to Twitter...
I really love this idea in my base school.... The teacher has introduced the students to Twitter and is teaching them about appropriateness, etiquette, hash-tags etc. The students Tweet daily on a board in their classroom on the wall. A safe way for younger students to learn.
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