Social Networking Tools in Education

The Kings School Parramatta Tudor House School Moss Vale

Michael Eggenhuizen Director of !T

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The Kings School Parramatta

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nternet !onnection "andwidth#

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$ll Staff and Students ha%e $ssess to#

8ouTube9 -"Space9 :ace)oo;9 000 <ot&ail9 8ahoo -ail9 7&ail9 000 -SN -essenger9 000 -ost if not all Web 20$ Technologies Changes to filtering ICT Ser6ices# pro6ide staff and students *ith a real and relati6el" unrestricted learning e=perience

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&eekl' nternet $cti%it' ($%erage)

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Social Networking Tools in Education

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Social Networking Tools in Education

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Path to Enlightenment
7emo%ed dial8u/ router (6+ in8dial lines) Encouraged staff to take u/ 2road2and at home Pu2lished !T Ser%ices Newsletters Highlighted &e2 +3, Technologies 7aised &e2 +3, in Meetings 4/ened u/ the nternet * Pro%ide 7esources
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Social Networking Tools in Education

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Social Networking Tools in Education

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Ruth Adams (Director of Learning & PYP Coordinator)
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8ear + has Bust started their Wi;i0 This is a de6eloping tool and one that is Bust being trialled9 but it has the potential to be an e=citing *eb page for each class0 %ages on different areas of learning can be created and lin;s added0 It is the de&ocratic nature of this tool that has the &ost appeal for &e as a teacher0 Students are co(creators and co(contributors0 The *i;i reall" allo*s for a differentiated curriculu& to be deli6ered0 The Cuiet ;ids get to tal;D It?s earl" da"s9 but it?s e=citingD
Ruth Adams (Director of Learning & PYP Coordinator)
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How Valua2le are &e2 +3, Technologies;

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Ruth Adams (Director of Learning & PYP Coordinator)
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Social Networking Tools in Education

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<ace2ook fi0ation harms student grades
(The $ustralian 8 Monda' 6. $/ril +,,5)

>S research has found that :aceboo; is ha6ing a detri&ental effect on uni6ersit" results0 48H of students *ho used :aceboo; had a significantl" lo*er grade(point a6erage than those *ho did not use the site0 This *ee; The 'ingGs School ICT Steering Co&&ittee discussed the bloc;ing of :aceboo; during )oardersG %rep stud"#0 A decision *as &ade to lea6e :aceboo; open but to educate students about the positi6e and negati6e aspects of prolonged e=posure to *ebsites li;e :aceboo;0 The School *ill &onitor :aceboo; use during %rep ti&e0
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Positi%e $//roach to Policies and 7ules -an" Schools ta;e a negati6e approach to policies and rules donGt do this9 donGt do that# I at T'S as far as ICT Ser6ices is concerned# *e ha6e turned these negati6e policies and rules into positi6es0 E7J Educating all rather than punishing all 1ealing *ith students as indi6iduals -o6ing fro& fi=ed capacit" ho&e dri6es to unli&ited ho&e dri6es e=planation follo*s# -o6ing fro& hea6il" filtered Internet to lightl" filtered Internet e=planation follo*s# 1ealing *ith proble&s li;e accessing pornograph" in a &ore positi6e &anner e=planation follo*s#
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Dear AAA AAAA (=ear 6,)B Please note# The KingCs School monitors all school nternet traffic3 7ecent nternet acti%it' indicates that 'our network account has 2een used to %iew a num2er of /ornogra/hic we2sites3 The SchoolCs CStudent !om/uter 9se Polic'C found in the Student Diar' and on the School ntranet makes it %er' clear that this t'/e of acti%it' is against the SchoolCs rules3 Please ensure that 'our network account is secure 2' changing 'our account /assword on a regular 2asis3 Due to the seriousness of this matterB an' future acti%it' of this t'/e will 2e re/orted to the Headmaster3 AAAAB /lease re/l' to this email as soon as /ossi2le so that know 'ou ha%e read it3 Please contact me should 'ou ha%e an' concerns a2out 'our network account3 Thanks AAAA3 7egardsB
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Hi Mr Eggenhuizen am sorr' a2out what has ha//enedB it was actuall' some other 2o's using m' account3 am sorr' a2out this matter sir and will tr' make shore that it does not ha//en again3 ha%e changed m' /assword so the' cannot access m' account an'more3 Sorr' all a2out this Sir thanks for the noteB iCll change m' /assword3 'es i will change m' /assword 2ecause i ha%et done that thank 'ou Thanks for the heads u/3 M' /assword has 2een changed3 7egardsB

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