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Social NetworkingManaging Online Identities – The Challenge04 October 2011
Yesterday I delivered an after school esafety session for the staff at Southridge First School in North Tyneside. Their thoughtful and perceptive contributions showed that they understand the importance of this area of safeguarding and are ready to work together to develop policies to support all elements of teaching and... Using Blogs in School Workshop15 September 2011September 14th 2011"The presentation was very comprehensive and delivered in a way that everyone could interact with and understand. The balance between the talking and hands on was great and staff went home last night and actually explored further.Thank you very much...Evaluating Social Networking Services12 September 2011
This Childnet report was published in 2008 and provides information about social networking and how to use social networking sites creatively and safely. It includes sections... Nunthorpe School: Social Media Workshop06 September 2011
"Thanks very much for the two sessions you delivered today. They were really good and the feedback suggests enjoyable and informative. I hope to be in contact in the future for a follow up session for staff in due course" -Tim Dufill, Assistant Head Facebook Updates Privacy Settings24 August 2011
Making It Easier to Share With Who You Want on Facebook Blog Some Thoughts on How to Write a Social Media Policy for School22 August 2011ContextSocial media and online communication opportunities are important and can have a positive impact on all elements of the teaching and learning process, the school and learning community. We see teachers and other professionals creating networks to share ideas and resources, children and young people crowd source ideas and information. They seek and receive feedback on their work while parents engage more fully with teachers, their children and the school.... The Why and How of Using Facebook For Educators – No Need to be Friends At All!12 May 2011
This clear and calm article at The Edublogger goes into detail about how you can safely use... Simon Talks eSafety and eSecurity at Plymouth e-Learning Conference15 April 2011One of our eSafety experts, Simon Finch, was interviewed whilst at Plymouth e-Learning Conference 2011 about several subjects within the areas of eSafety and eSecurity. View the 4 videos below or go to our YouTube Channel. If you need guidance and resources in dealing with these areas visit the... 
Also labeled: eSafety, eSecurity, Governors, Guidance, Handheld, Head Teachers, ICT, News, NG Services, Teachers, Video, Support Keeping Safe on the Internet is Important for Pupils and Staff11 April 2011Internet can entangle both pupils and teachersIt is easy to find examples of pupils who have got into trouble when using the internet but the fact that the same applies to teachers is often overlooked. This article in the Times Education Supplement Scotland on April 8th highlights some of the risks for pupils and staff when using online technologie Please carry out the following checks. If any of the tests fail then your Cachepilot configuration is not providing adequate protection. Contact Easynet Support on 08453334568 for further advice and assistance. Open your browser and type the URL www.google.com a search windows will open click on the search settings link top right. If you can view and change the SafeSearch Filtering options SafeSearch in not... This Case Study by St John's Primary School, Darlington, details how the school have developed ICT. The Case Study includes samples of work and some example policies for schools to use. We’re extremely proud and pleased to announce that Digitalme has won a substantial grant from The Nominet Trust, the internet safety and education charity. With this new stream of funding we can support 10 Local Authorities or Federations of schools with the dissemination of Safe – to put forward your LA or Federation for the roll out emai... |
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3 October 2011
Facebook has made further changes to the privacy settings and here is a clear and easy to understand summary of the new privacy options and features.
