Many of you will have seen the news headlines, but here is some additional info from CEOP about their new app in collaboration with Facebook.......
CEOP and Facebook have developed a new free application that will make young people safer within Facebook. ClickCEOP is a new app which links the young user and parent directly from their Facebook home page to help, advice and reporting facilities of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre
The 'CLickCEOP' app is a three stage application that asks young people to:
Add the app - and the ClickCEOP tab will appear at the top of your profile...
For those that weren't at the Easynet, Northern Grid Technical Seminar on the 6th of July 2010, here are the presentations and documents from the event.
Letters to The Secretary of State for Education and to Local MPs. - Please download these draft template letters, amend them to suit your circumstances and send to the Secretary of State and your local MP.
An excel file is available with names and contact details of your MP
Pupils from a school in Redcar and Cleveland know all about the opportunities the Internet provides. They also know about the risks.
The pupils, aged from 6-8 years old, worked with their class teacher and Creative Partnerships to produce this powerful message about how to stay safe online.
If you're looking for Special Educational Needs resources, planning documents, commercial products/hardware or just general SEN information then check out our old SEN Mini-Site.
An interesting article looking at the recent BBC article that stated that giving your students more freedom can help improve E-Safety. The article gives some first hand feedback of what happened in a school when the students were given more freedom within the area of E-Safety.
A great E-Safety resource from MTV looking at defining where the lines are drawn for inappropriate behaviour online. Take a Quiz to see how close to the line your own views are or Submit your story to see what other people think.
The Web and cell phones help us communicate, connect and learn in ways we never could before, but they've also forever changed how we interact with others. Things we used to share in person – and in private – can now be broadcast to thousands, instantly. Sometimes we type things we would never say to someone's face. As a result, new issues like forced sexting, textual harassment and cyberbullyiing have emerged, which now affect a majority of...
Are you struggling to incorporate web 2.0 technology into your classroom? Need inspiration? Terry Freedman has released a fantastic online book, collating practical ideas about the kinds of things you can do with Web 2.0 technology.
Teachers from the Northern Grid region have been working with the British Pathe resources. They have produced examples showing what the resources can be used for. On this page you can find examples of the work they did. The examples include lesson plans and clips they have produced, as well as links to the British Pathe files they used.
The project involved all key stages and a number of different subject areas. In some instances the teachers used the original British Pathe clips as a stimulus to introduce new topics. In other cases the clips were edited either by the teacher or by pupils.
Most of the schools used Movie Maker 2 to edit the clips. This is a free piece of software for use...
The British Pathe Archive is available over the broadband connection to teachers and pupils in Northern Grid’s eight partner LEAs . This arrangement, the first of its kind in the world, provides schools with access to 3,500 hours of digitised newsreel film covering events from the death of Victoria to the birth of space travel. It is for use by teachers and pupils in school and for collaboration between schools across the National Education...
Becta have released a tool to gauge how commited your school is to ICT. See below for more information and the link:
This tool gauges your school’s strength in ICT, prior to a full analysis on the self-review framework. It also indicates your likely position on the Next Generation Learning Charter, demonstrating commitment and progress in using ICT.
How should the survey be used?
The results propose a plan to discuss the impact of ICT in your school. Your approach should involve senior decision makers if you wish to develop this further with the self-review framework.
How long will it take?
It takes no longer than 30 minutes and aims to quickly assess your current position. The self-review framework offers a more in-depth e...
This website links to various Frequently Asked Questions such as:
Is Ofsted asking for more than the legal requirements?
Are Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks required for all visitors or volunteers to schools and colleges?
Is written confirmation required that all recruitment and vetting checks have been carried out on individuals who come in to a college or school from an outside agency?
Does the new Vetting and Barring Scheme include governors with regard to CRB clearance?
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For those that weren't at the Easynet, Northern Grid Technical Seminar on the 6th of July 2010, here are the presentations and documents from the event.
Yorkshire & Humber Grid for Learning
Letters to The Secretary of State for Education and to Local MPs. - Please download these draft template letters, amend them to suit your circumstances and send to the Secretary of State and your local MP.
Exemplar Letter for Schools to send to The Education Secretary of State
The learning platform adoption model has been published by Becta. The model shows how best to utilise your learning platform.
The following is an overview of the Keynote and breakout sessions attended at 
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A great E-Safety resource from MTV looking at defining where the lines are drawn for inappropriate behaviour online. 
Are you struggling to incorporate web 2.0 technology into your classroom? Need inspiration? Terry Freedman has released a fantastic online book, collating practical ideas about the kinds of things you can do with Web 2.0 technology.
