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  • The safe use of new technologies

    This report is based on evidence from a small-scale survey carried out between April and July 2009 in 35 maintained schools in England. It evaluates the extent to which the schools taught pupils to adopt safe and responsible practices in using new technologies, and how they achieved this. It also assesses...
    Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 02-11-2010
  • SEN e-safety resources

    Childnet has worked with Clicker to present a simplified version of the animation featuring Captain Kara in an on-screen talking book format, covering the five chapters of the adventure and offering the opportunity for reinforcement of the key messages. Backing this up, Clicker's presentation of...
    Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 10-21-2009
  • Enjoy the internet safely - Ofcom's guide

    Two-thirds of 5-7 year olds now use the internet at home, rising to over three-quarters of 8-11 year olds and over four-fifths of 12-15s. Of these, one fifth of 5-7 year olds use the internet without an adult present, as do almost half of 8-11 year olds and two-thirds of 12-15s. 12-15 year olds say they...
    Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 07-27-2009
  • Child Safety Week on Teachers TV

    The schedule for Teachers TV this week is focussing on child safety and in particular there are two programmes on esafety. Both have been shown before and can be downloaded from the website. See http://www.teachers.tv/node/34948 Heidi
    Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 06-22-2009
  • Social networking sites - can they ever be safe?

    Social networking websites, particularly those popular with children and young people, are frequently on the receiving end of criticism. However, SuperClubsPlus (for primary-aged children) and GoldStarCafe (for 11- to 14-year-olds) offer children a safe place to make friends online. To read more go to...
    Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 04-27-2009
  • Happy & Safe: Research into UK Children’s Happiness & Safety

    A report published by Intuitive Media suggests that when looking at children's everyday online behaviour, there is still significant leeway for them to stray into risky behaviour online with over a third of children (38%) using their computers alone in their rooms giving them the opportunity to surf...
    Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 03-31-2009
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