E-Safety

 

ICT in the 21st Century is an essential resource to support learning and teaching, as well as playing an important role in the everyday lives of children, young people and adults.

Consequently, we need to build in the use of these technologies in order to arm our young people with the skills to access life- long learning and employment.

Information and Communications Technology covers a wide range of resources including; web based and mobile learning. It is also important to recognise the constant and fast paced evolution of ICT within our society as a whole. Currently the internet technologies children and young people are using both inside and outside of the classroom include:

• Websites

• Learning Platforms and Virtual Learning Environments

• Email and Instant Messaging

• Chat Rooms and Social Networking

• Blogs

• Podcasting

• Video Broadcasting

• Music Downloading

• Gaming

• Mobile/ Smart phones with text, video and/ or web functionality

• Other mobile devices with web functionality

 

Whilst exciting and beneficial both in and out of the context of education, much ICT, particularly web- based resources, are not consistently policed. All users need to be aware of the range of risks associated with the use of these Internet technologies.

At Crane Park Primary School, we understand the responsibility to educate our pupils on esafety issues; teaching them the appropriate behaviours and critical thinking skills to enable them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet and related technologies, in and beyond the context of the classroom.

 

 

Please use the links below to find out more about E-Safety and how to use the Internet, and other communications safely.

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/default.aspx

Kidsmart gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online. There’s a section for kids under 11 years old and a separate section for those over 11 years old.

Safe Kids Quiz

The Online Safety Quiz is your chance to show that you know how to be a safe Internet surfer.

Think u Know

Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what’s good, what’s not and what you can do about it. If you look after young people there’s an area for you too – with resources you can use in the classroom or at home. Most importantly, there’s also a place which anyone can use to report if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online.

BBC Stay Safe

Test your internet safety knowledge with Hacker, listen to some Stay Safe songs with Helen Skelton, News Kids On the Block and Bobby Lockwood and get some tips from the Horrible Histories gang.