ICT for Teaching, Learning & Assessment

Summer Course 2015

Module Five
Session One
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PDST Technology in Education 2015

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Session Objectives
Internet Safety
To allow participants time to investigate a range of
online resources related to safer online searching
and practices.
To afford participants ample opportunities to reflect
upon, discuss and plan for safer online practices in
their own classrooms and school communities.
To build awareness of a wide range of primary and
post primary internet safety materials that can be
used to support the SPHE curriculum.

What can schools do to promote safe use of the

Internet in teaching and learning?
1. Implement and update their Acceptable Use Policy
(AUP)
2. Be part of a filtering/monitoring system
3. Educate students on how to be safe online and
when using ICT
Combine all three strategies to empower online learners
and support pupils in becoming digitally literate.

Webwise Primary Programme

Webwise for Teachers

Teacher Resources
Advice sheets for teachers
How to guides to using
online resources
School planning in relation
to ICT and internet safety
Teaching resources related
to developing and
supporting internet safety
Resources related to all
strands of SPHE curriculum

Webwise AUP Guidelines

Acceptable Usage Guidelines

See http://www.webwise.ie/teachers/sample-acceptable-use-policies-2/ for

a complete guide from Webwise on developing internet usage policy in your
school. Key areas covered include

Developing an AUP
Components of an AUP
Permission Form Templates
AUP Review Checklist

Group Task 1
Google Safesearch Setting

We are going to take you through a six step approach to enabling Google
SafeSearch for teachers and students. A simple application that allows for
safer internet practices in the home and school environment.
http://www.webwise.ie/parents/how-to-google-safesearch-for-parents-and-teachers/

Webwise for Parents

Advice on a variety of internet
safety issues
Explainers of websites and
terms relating to internet safety
How to perform tasks to make
children safer online
Publications for parents about
internet safety, social networking
and cyberbullying
Comprehensive family e-safety
kit

Group Task 2
YouTube Safe Mode

We are going to take you through a simple guide to enabling YouTube

Safety Mode for teachers and parents. You can follow a brief online tutorial
embedded in the guide below to save and lock safety mode on YouTube.
http://www.webwise.ie/parents/explained-youtube-safety-mode/

MySelfie and the Wider World

Primary Modules: MySelfie

Lesson 1: My online world
Lesson 2: What is cyberbullying?
Lesson 3: How bullying feels for those involved?
Lesson 4: Youve been framed: responsible digital photo
sharing
Lesson 5: #UP2US: Agree an online code
Download the resource at http://www.webwise.
ie/teachers/myselfie/

Internet Safety Day 2015

http://www.saferinternet.org/safer-internet-day

Group Discussion: Webwise

How can we use Webwise in our school?
Schools can embed or share links and documents from
www.webwise.ie/ in a parents section on their school
site
Teachers can use www.webwise.ie/ to complement their
planning in areas of the SPHE curriculum. Teachers can
use the www.webwise.ie/ to develop and update their
AUP (acceptable usage policy)
School communities can avail of up to date research
and reports on safer internet resources and practices.

Safe Searching
Kidrex & SearchyPants

There are child friendly search engines such as Kidrex

and SearchyPants that can be used as an alternative to
Google. Both resources were used at an earlier stage in
this weeks course in finding and selecting information.

Tablet e-Safety
Setting Parental Controls

Free apps for content filtering and safe internet

searching such as Mobicip.
Through the Settings - General - Restrictions pathway
on iPads you can enable safer searching and privacy
settings across the device.

Group Task 3
In App Purchases

On a smartphone or tablet device can you follow this brief guide to

turning off in-app purchases? These active restrictions can act as parental
controls with an embedded passcode ensuring safer usage

http://www.webwise.ie/parents/how-to-turn-off-in-app-purchases-on-my-ipad-or-iphone-2/

Further e-Safety Resources

Cyberbullying Toolkit
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/cyberbullying-toolkit
Stop Cyberbullying
http://stopcyberbullying.org/
Banardos Cyberbullying
http://www.barnardos.ie/cyberbullying
A Guide to Cyberbullying
http://www.hotline.ie/documents/Cyberbullying.pdf
Cybersmile - Advice on Cyberbullying
http://www.cybersmile.org/advice-help
Resources to support SPHE Curriculum Strands such as Myself, Myself
and others and Myself and the Wider World.

The Code of Professional

Conduct for Teachers
3.7 ensure that any
communication with
pupils/ students,
colleagues, parents,
school management and
others is appropriate,
including communication
via electronic media, such
as e-mail, texting and
social networking sites

Is your content ready to share?

Share content only if it is appropriate and
respectful
Have permission to post photos of everyone
pictured
Avoid photos of individuals and linking names to
photos
Respect copyright and give credit for work that is
not your own
Everyone involved needs to be happy with the
content before it is shared

Group Discussion
Reflection
What are your concerns regarding Internet Safety in the
classroom?
Discussion Points
What measures are already in place in your school?
What further action could be taken?
How would you use any of the materials in this module
in your own classroom?

Session Objectives
Internet Safety
To allow participants time to investigate a range of
online resources related to safer online searching
and practices.
To afford participants ample opportunities to reflect
upon, discuss and plan for safer online practices in
their own classrooms and school communities.
To build awareness of a wide range of primary and
post primary internet safety materials that can be
used across the SPHE curriculum.