E-Safety
Hello and welcome to my first weekly blog!
Our first directed task was to consider health and safety issues including those related to the use of the internet in primary schools, with references to online resources. The first key aspect we were to consider was who is responsible for e-safety in schools and the key issues involved. According to Becta, Teachers are bound by a wider duty to raise issues around e-safety among children . However issues should involve all stakeholders in a child's education, from the headteacher, governors to the senior management team, support staff, pupils and parents with monitoring facilitated by local authorities. Many schools often have an acceptable use policy in place, linked to other school policies e.g, anti bullying policies etc. Schools have a role in sharing information and details of good practice with parents. This in turn can help the work carried out in schools. NHC Provides a range of information for parents, including a family guide on how on getting to grips with technology. A study carried out Selwyn et al (2010), found that there are many contradictions between the emphasis on e-safety in many schools, and the experiences and understanding of primary school children. This is an issue that will need to be dealt with in most schools, to aware children of the dangers that are present on the web.
(Selwyn, N., Potter, J., Cranmer, S (2010) Primary Schools and ICT: Learning from Pupils Perspectives)
Regarding the rules about photos of children on a school website it is important to consider the following :
- Photos contain two or more children and only first names used in accompanying text.
- Permission of parents must be granted for children under the age of 13, unless actively join a database of objections.
- Specific material can be deleted at any time.
When researching on how much time you should allow a child to work on a P.C, I concluded form research reading that there was no definite answer to this question. However given the nature of the school day, it is unlikely that a child will spend a long period of time working on a pc. Children should be encouraged to balance their time spend social networking, school work with social interactions in the real world.
SMART rules from childnet
My Digital Identity??
Our digital identity can work in our favour. However a poorly managed digital identity could have affects for a long time. Through search engines such as google and other social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, web information and digital identities maybe retrieved. When I typed my name into Google, I was suprised to see profile pictures from social network sites posted. So what does is say about someone who has no web presence in todays world. One might conclude that they may be very discreet or private people. However, we live in an age where your search presence gives key insights into who you are. For businesses and employees/employers who don’t have a website and can’t be found online will come across as outdated. I fell a positive web presence, which is closely monitored can be both beneficial and useful in terms of work and socialising.
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