SAFER INTERNET DAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2010
Welcome back and a very Happy New Year!
This year we will aim to continue with our high profile work on Internet Safety and Responsible Use in Highland, with the aim of creating safer online communities. We have many more training courses available on the Education CPD Calendar and new guidance has been issued to help schools manage incidents of Cyberbullying.
Last year many schools participated in ‘Safer Internet Day’, 2009 was the first year we had promoted this in Highland and many schools held their own events using some of the ideas on our Highland E-Safety Site www.highlandesafety.wordpress.com we have continued to add to the list of ideas.
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center (CEOP) have also sent us the following information to distribute to yourselves to promote their resources for Safer Internet Day 2010.
SAFER INTERNET DAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2010
We are asking all schools and TUK ambassadors and trainers to get Tuesday 9th of February in their diaries and plan a Safer Internet Day event in your community. It doesn’t have to be exactly on the day, we are giving over the whole week to the events.
We’ve launched our micro site www.thinkuknow.co.uk/saferinternetdayuk which can guide you through resources that are on offer for you to use, get inspired with a number of suggestions and ideas and a feedback area for you to tell us what you are up to.
As the UK representative for the European-wide Safer Internet Day, CEOP are looking to coordinate everyone’s efforts to put Safer Internet Day on the map and raise awareness of the issues, the risks and the things that children and young people (and their parents on their behalf) to keep themselves safe online.
So, what’s new for Safer Internet Day 2010?
Think before you post competition.
This is a competition that is open for 8-16 year olds to create a short film (1-3 minutes long) under the banner of Think Before You Post – what does it mean to them, how would they explain this sentiment to other young people and we are throwing down the gauntlet to young people to be as creative as they like to get this message across to their peers – and the opportunity to win some exciting prizes. Entries can be made by individuals, small groups of up to 5 people or as a whole class – a great end of term project perhaps!
For further details click here www.thinkuknow.co.uk/saferinternetdayuk/competition
New resources for Key Stage 1
CEOP have developed a new animation for children between 5-7 with activities for pre-school children to teach them about personal information, playing safely on the computer and behaving nicely to others online. You can download the free resources the end of January 2010.
Other resources available
· A NEW cyber-bullying episode for Hector’s World
· Two assembly programmes for primary and secondary schools
· Online banners and SID badges to download for your website
Tell us all about it
We will have an interactive map which you can upload the details of your initiatives which we can make available to local, regional and national media outlets to generate local press coverage in your area.
Visit the Safer Internet Day micro-site at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/saferinternetdayuk to get more ideas and suggestions about how to raise the issue of online safety in your community.
If you do hold any sessions, events or activities please do remember to let us know and where possible keep evidence of the impact your activities have made in enabling pupils to become safer digital citizens.
If you need any further information please contact Jim Henderson or Louise Jones.
Seasonal Activities
More seasonal activities for primary pupils.
BBC Pinball
BBC Pinball is back and working: PINBALL is here to help you kick start new ideas, to get your thoughts flowing freely, and to develop your creative talents. Bounce your ideas around by using these fun and simple tools, and who knows what ideas might pop up.
Xmas activities using Textease
The Kent ICT web site has devised a whole range of Xmas activities for primary schools using Textease.
Scotland’s History Online
A new online portal has been launched to help pupils, teachers and the general public learn more about Scotland’s history.
Scotland’s History Online features more than 200 topics ranging from prehistoric times to the modern day.
The story of Scotland and its people is told through a wide range of interactive material alongside links to more than 1,000 other online resources.
The website was developed by Learning and Teaching Scotland.
Standard Grade Bitesize
The Standard Grade Bitesize pages on the BBC Scotland Learning website have recently been relaunched with a new look. Further work is to be undertaken on the pages and the plan is to add subjects at different levels so this is work in progress.
Glow Update
This term has seen the start of the roll out of Glow to Highland schools. We have created 29 secondary Glow portals and 184 primary school portals. We have now registered nearly 1600 teachers with a Glow account. If you want a Glow account ask your HT to submit your name to the ICT Unit Helpdesk.
November will see the start of a training programme in Glow. For details of these CPD events check the Highland CPD calendar. There will also be representatives of the Glow pilot, that is being held in the Mallaig ASG, at the Highland Learning Festival in Dingwall on October 27th and 28th to share their experiences of Glow so far.
The picture below shows pupils from Arisaig Primary, Lady Lovat Primary, Mallaig Primary , Inverie Primary and Mallaig High school all sharing a French lesson using Glow Meet.
Egyptian tomb adventure
The National Museum of Scotland had developed a new interactive web site. Find out more about being an archaeologist, but watch out for snakes and scorpions!
This is one of many activities on the education & activities section of the National Museums Scotland website.
New BBC Primary History Site
The BBC has developed the way in which Primary History is supported with a new site www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/
It covers 6 primary history topics – Ancient Greeks, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Children in Victorian Britain and Children of WW2 – and includes a photo and video library, an interactive timeline, quizzes, activities and games.
Highland Curriculum for Excellence Showcase
The CPD Group in Highland has recently been reformed and has taken on responsibility for aspects of CPD in the Curriculum for Excellence Programme. The first major event to be organised by this group is a showcase ofgood practice around Highland in relation to Curriculum for Excellence. This will be held over two days onTuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th of October 2009. The venue for this event will be Dingwall Academy.
Schools are now being invited to participate in this event by sharing with colleagues the excellent practice which is taking place across all Highland ASGs.
All staff wishing to attend can confirm attendance through Highland CPD calendar
For further details on how to register and the programme see here
