Through the Innovative Learning programs at St Catherine's, it is our aim to have your children engage in the powerful, participatory learning experiences made possible with mobile digital technologies. Ideally, today's learners are not simply consumers but active participants in knowledge creation. In order to participate safely and responsibly in the digital world, your children must be equipped with a suite of "digital citizenship" skills.
At the Cyber Safety Boot Camps this week, we presented information about two of the aspects of participation in a digital society:
The resources below may be useful in following up the experience at home and will hopefully allow you to share the learning with other family members. Please feel welcome to use the Comments function to share further resources or ask questions.
Talent Show video (50 secs)
Common Sense Media video: Standing up to Cyberbullying (1 min 7 secs)
Things to talk about:
Video: Lee and Kim (8 mins 36 secs)
Parents, you may have also viewed the first 90 seconds of a video made in the UK by CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) for 8 - 10 year old children. We did not show the entire video as we feared the content may cause undue anxiety in a few of our students. It is an excellent video with a strong and important message. We include the link below so that you can watch it yourselves privately and decide whether it may be appropriate to watch it with your child. The video is 8 mins and 34 secs in duration.
Things to talk about:
ThinkuKnow website resource: CyberCafe Game
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| Aspects of digital citizenship education |
At the Cyber Safety Boot Camps this week, we presented information about two of the aspects of participation in a digital society:
- Connectivity - what are the implications of having the world at our fingertips and what are appropriate behaviours in a digital society?
- Digital Identity - how we are perceived in the digital world is becoming increasingly significant so how do we shape and protect our online presence?
- Cyberbullying
- Information Security, and
- Email Etiquette
The resources below may be useful in following up the experience at home and will hopefully allow you to share the learning with other family members. Please feel welcome to use the Comments function to share further resources or ask questions.
Introduction to Digital Citizenship
· Video Trailer: Wild About (Online) Safety with Timon and Pumbaa (3 mins)
· Video: Common Sense Online (3 mins 22
secs)
· Video: Playing & Staying Safe Online (1 min 46 secs)
Cyberbullying
Talent Show video (50 secs)
Common Sense Media video: Standing up to Cyberbullying (1 min 7 secs)
Things to talk about:
- What is cyberbullying?
- What do I do if it happens to me?
- How do I help someone else who is cyberbullied?
- How can I be an upstander, not a bystander?
Information Security
Parents, you may have also viewed the first 90 seconds of a video made in the UK by CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) for 8 - 10 year old children. We did not show the entire video as we feared the content may cause undue anxiety in a few of our students. It is an excellent video with a strong and important message. We include the link below so that you can watch it yourselves privately and decide whether it may be appropriate to watch it with your child. The video is 8 mins and 34 secs in duration.
Things to talk about:
- What information should I keep private?
- Why do I need to guard my privacy online?
- What should I do if someone keeps asking me to tell them my private information online?
Email Savvy & Etiquette
ThinkuKnow website resource: CyberCafe Game
