E-Safety Resources
Books
Penguinpig (5-7 year olds,)
"Penguinpig has a strong underlying message that we need to think carefully before we trust what we read online. It enforces the message that some people use the Internet to trick others and that, in the event of being uncertain, children should check with a trusted adult."
"It is a story about a little girl who reads of an exciting creature known as a penguinpig on the Internet. Filled with delight and intrigue, she decides that she must go and find one. However, her parents are far too busy to take her and so she decides that she will sneak out and find the adorable penguinpig all on her own. Carefully, she follows the instructions from the website - but does she find her delightful penguinpig?"
"Penguinpig has a strong underlying message that we need to think carefully before we trust what we read online. It enforces the message that some people use the Internet to trick others and that, in the event of being uncertain, children should check with a trusted adult."
"It is a story about a little girl who reads of an exciting creature known as a penguinpig on the Internet. Filled with delight and intrigue, she decides that she must go and find one. However, her parents are far too busy to take her and so she decides that she will sneak out and find the adorable penguinpig all on her own. Carefully, she follows the instructions from the website - but does she find her delightful penguinpig?"
Digiducks Big Decision
An online big book for assembly or class work. It explores cyberbullying, friendship and respnsibility online.
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/teachers/ks1/digiduck.aspx
An online big book for assembly or class work. It explores cyberbullying, friendship and respnsibility online.
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/teachers/ks1/digiduck.aspx
Websites
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Alan McKenzie is an e-safety adviser who produces short (5 minutes) videos much like a newsletter providing the latest advice, resources and opinion on the topic of e-safety. This is a useful resource for teachers to keep up to date with e-safety issues.
http://www.esafety-adviser.com/esafety-videos/ |
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre website called Thinkuknow website has lots useful resources and information for teachers, parents and children from 5 upwards.
There are many age appropriate and specific video clips, lesson plans, guidance information, games and posters that can be utilised by teachers and children.
For example, for 5-7 year olds there are a series of cartoons called Hector's World showing how to use computers safely.
E.g. Details, Details, Details shares with children the dangers of giving out personal details on instant messaging sites.
(I used the Chrome Lightshot app to select and take pictures of parts of websites. This is much easier and quicker than using print screen where you have to crop the image afterwards.)
There are many age appropriate and specific video clips, lesson plans, guidance information, games and posters that can be utilised by teachers and children.
For example, for 5-7 year olds there are a series of cartoons called Hector's World showing how to use computers safely.
E.g. Details, Details, Details shares with children the dangers of giving out personal details on instant messaging sites.
(I used the Chrome Lightshot app to select and take pictures of parts of websites. This is much easier and quicker than using print screen where you have to crop the image afterwards.)
eCadets
eCadets is three year scheme which schools can pay to be part of. They train, support and empower teams of pupils to be the specialists that classmates go to with questions about the internet, online games and social media. They receive support and are helped to answer any questions their friends have through an instant messenger service. eCadets get their own eCadet Zone, with information and resources. They are set half-termly challenges through which they learn new e-safety skills and spread their knowledge across the whole school community.
I think this a brilliant idea since it empowers pupils and spreads the message of e-safety from the roots up. However, I don't necessarily think that a scheme needs to be bought. An eCadet club could easily be set up and include children from each year group. Similar to an Eco monitor, who is in charge of making sure the class and classroom are being 'green' and saving energy, an eCadet could be responsible for making sure the class is safe when using technology.