eSafety
eSafetyResources, guidance and tools, relating to staying esafe and secure online.
24 May 2012Here are some of the resources we've produced around managing your online identity and guidance for adults who work with young people.
There are some key messages to consider for us to reflect upon:
Can I say and do what I like online?
Can our bosses, organisations, wider society, dictate how we behave online?
What are the implications for our colleagues within our organisation and beyond if our behaviour is considered to be inappropriate?
The resources here are created and shared to help you and your colleagues think about the issues around our personal, private and professional profiles, they are not a set of rules that you must follow.
Ultimately we need to develop a greater empathy with our fellow citizens and this means showing tolerance and aspiring to be role models for young people and members of wider society.
Excellent social media guidance for adults who work with young people prepared by our colleagues at Kent...
13 March 2012Northern Grid in its new partnership with BT is pleased to promote:
FREE 'LIVING WITH TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS' FOR PARENTS
eSafety with a difference!
As part of the Living with Technology pilot programme, BT have worked with The Parent Zone to develop a free, hour long workshop for parents, giving practical advice and information to help them feel confident in understanding and enjoying technology with their family.
The Parent Zone have trained BT workers, most of them parents themselves, to deliver the workshop, and are also responsible for matching volunteers to schools.
BT has developed a series of 'how to' hand outs that parents will receive, and The Parent Zone offers follow up email support to parents and schools after the workshop. The workshop can be delivered to parents with children of any age, but is probably...
04 January 2012The Early Surfers' Zone is now live within the "I work with Kids" section of Childnet International's Kidsmart website.
Internet safety presentations for Nursery, Reception and KS1 aged children
The Early Surfers’ Zone is designed for the parents and carers and educators of 3-7 year olds, to help introduce young children to the idea of internet safety, in an age-appropriate, fun and engaging way. The site introduces the character of Smartie the Penguin, who learns to be safe online, by asking his family for help whenever anything happens to make him feel upset, confused or worried.
The resources include a new printable E-book, accompanying questions for discussion (for parents / carers / school staff who are reading the story), a lesson plan with relevant curriculum l...
14 November 2011A guide for ICT Team Leaders
Cloud Storage - is it safe to use?
Cloud based storage and online synchronisation offers individuals many benefits, one of which is removing the need to carry flash pens and portable disks around. The question that needs to be asked is what issues are raised by this increasingly popular and free service.
Google Apps and Live@Edu have storage space available as part of their email offering. An increasingly popular trend is synchronising online storage. Dropbox and SugarSync are currently two of the more popular. The services mentioned are all available at no charge but with limits be it limited storage, non-existent Service level agreements or limited control over the functionality or how it changes.
The main concern with Dropbox is the significant risk of breaching the Data Protection Act. Staff wishing to store personal information should not use a service that does not comply with the EU Safe Harbor agreement....
08 November 2011
Esafety Ideas For Teaching Esafety to Primary School Learners
A local primary school contacted Northern Grid and asked for a session on resources for teaching esafety to their pupils, and it was agreed that I would deliver a session during their weekly staff meeting.
This is an interesting area for staff development and on one level is a fairly basic task in identifying (often online) activities for children to try. There are many useful and accessible online activities available on websites across the world and for local examples we need look no further than and www.childnet.com and CEOP's
02 November 2011
How do you measure up on eSafety?
Are you more 'savvy' than your friends?
Do you know as much as your students?
Northern Grid has been providing eSafety support to schools for many years. As well as our own services and guidance materials we are always interested in finding out about resources from other companies. We have been talking to Roar Educate to find out about the resources they offer and how schools can access a free 30 days trials as well as special prices.
Northern Grid has negotiated a special price for all Northern Grid schools. Northern Grid has...
25 October 2011
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24 October 2011
International Collaboration on Esafety
On Friday 21 October 2011 at 15.45 I Skyped with TeachMeet Kentucky at the National Corvette Museum where around 300 delegates had assembled to share and learn from each other.
Although my Friday was drawing to a close, simultaneously in Kentucky teachers were settling down at 9.45am to hear me speak about the challenges of communication technologies for adults who works with young people. The feedback from the session was positive and I enjoyed the experience although presenting via Skype is more challenging than...
19 October 2011
Facebook Sessions for Year 7 Learners
“We were all very happy with the session. We loved the booklets and will be using them in other lessons / sessions. We thought that the students were engaged ..I have also seen some of the booklets this morning and I have heard 2/3 students already today talking about what was said and having a go at students for messing about on their phones and explaining that if they do not use them sensibly then they will never be able to use them in school."
12 October 2011
12 October 2011
Northern Grid has been working with Northumbria Police to develop teacher resources within a web resource that contains a wealth of crime prevention information and personal safety advice aimed at youngsters. Issues such as alcohol, awareness, drug misuse and bullying are all featured on the site, with information on where to get help and what is and isn't legal.
More about ebeat
Young people, parents and teachers can now get information about Northumbria Police at the touch of a button after the launch of a new youth website.
Called ebeat, it's been designed with help from school pupils and teachers and features...
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3 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 learning in a safe and supportive environment.
Much of what I talk about during these sessions centres on how sharing of personal information and opinions is ‘normal’, and we shouldn’t be surprised if our learners and colleagues, on occasions, behave in ways that we would consider inappropriate. I have long maintained that the only way we will see a decline in inappropriate and bullying behaviour in the (social) media is by modelling positive behaviour for our very young children to learn and...
30 September 2011or...The Importance of Ownership
A superb eSafety video from Northern Grids' ‘Protecting Adults Who Work With Children’ event.
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26 September 2011Friday 23rd September 2011
Kingston Park Stadium
Newcastle upon Tyne
15 September 2011
North Tyneside LSCB Childminder Network
“Simon delivered a presentation to our Childminder Network earlier in the year, around how to keep within professional boundaries when using social websites. We all got so much from this session that the network requested a return visit. As usual, Simon delivered a fast paced, very informative session which stimulated much thought and discussion".
September 13 2011
Working with children has many rewards and a...
13 September 2011
Viruses can be sent as an attachment staff and pupils need to be aware of this and informed not to open attachments if they do not trust the sender. Whenever possible, the email solution used should encrypt email communications between email client and email server; traffic sent to external email addresses is sent in clear text unless additional security is provided.
An increasingly popular technique for harvesting confidential data is the use of doppelganger domains. These email domains are impersonating real domains and receiving email communications as a result of senders mistyping the destination email address (e.g. @bankco.uk instead of @bank.co.uk.) Doppelganger domains have a potent impact via email as attackers could gather confidential information, user names and passwords and employee...
