We were finally able to use the iPod Touch Cart today with Mrs. Hall’s 5th grade History class. It took some learning on my part to make sure the settings were correct to insure the students would be able to use them on our wireless network in a safe manner. Mrs. Hall had a great [...]
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After last weeks CyberSafety workshop for parents, I wondered if the message was too overwhelming as there are indeed a lot of nasty and disturbing activities taking place online and in video games. I listened and thought of how important the word no is to helping young people stay safe until they can fully learn [...]
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I know that many of our parents are buying MacBooks or iMacs for their children. I have read Chris Breen for many years and trust his knowledge so I feel good about being able to recommend this article on using the built-in parent controls in Leopard OS.
Configured correctly, Parental Controls are remarkably effective. But you [...]
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I have been working with the 5th and 6th grade students this past year on ways to keep themselves safe while online and how to be a good cyber citizen. I talk about managing their digital legacy as many students have had their pictures taken by classmates with out permission or even videos. Where could [...]
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I attended a conference yesterday where I presented along with colleagues on how our school is using Moodle and the impact it has had for changing the educational environment of our school. I started by showing a log of recent activity which is followed by my speech about “Walled Garden and Safe Digital Network” that [...]
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There has been much talk recently about online safety and children. I wrote about this on a web site for Durham Academy last year after a visit by a noted expert on the dangers presented by Social Networking, IM, and other technologies. You can read more about that at: Social Networking. These represented my thoughts [...]
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This is a great Flash introduction on what is Cyberbulling and how to combat it. Stop it!
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