

Video from the team at You Tube about keeping safe online. Simple video with simple practical steps for appropriate online behaviour and safety tips. Some good discussion points for working with students.

Fantastic video all about personal information online.

(link) AnyQuestions.co.nz and (link) UiaNgāPātai.co.nz are services designed to help
students find useful, accurate online information. Online librarians
from throughout New Zealand are available from 1-6 pm Monday to Friday
to help students work out the sort of information they need and then
facilitate safe searching with them.

Schools collect and hold an increasing amount of potentially sensitive personal information.

(link) http://www.webwise.ie/article.aspx?id=7684

Kia Kaha is a school based programe that aims to help schools create environments where all members of the community feel safe, valued and respected and bullying cannot flourish.

Kia Kaha is a school based programe that aims to help schools create environments where all members of the community feel safe, valued and respected and bullying cannot flourish.

Kia Kaha is a school based programe that aims to help schools create environments where all members of the community feel safe, valued and respected and bullying cannot flourish.

Kia Kaha is a school based programe that aims to help schools create environments where all members of the community feel safe, valued and respected and bullying cannot flourish.

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The Hector’s World initiative teaches young people how to become confident and responsible digital citizens.

The Hector’s World initiative teaches young people how to become confident and responsible digital citizens. The animated episodes feature Hector and his Silicon Deep friends as they learn safe, responsible behaviors when using technology. The stories promote seeking advice from trusted adults.

The description from the site ((link) Ofsted) reads as follows:

Many parents and caregivers would like to protect their children and young people online by locking down their online access. Young children can certainly be helped by having filtered access, however there are so many online access points and so much information about circumventing filters available, that it is unrealistic to think filters will keep children safe. For more information go to

Parents and caregivers want to protect their children from inappropriate content online. They often think that this is best done with filters to lock down access. However there are so many access points and so much information on circumventing filters that it is unrealistic to think that filters will keep older children safe. For more information


An Instrument to Assess Student Voice and e-learning
Pam Hook


(link) SuperClubsPLUS is a protected social learning network, designed to help children 6-13 years better understand how to keep themselves safe online. It has a range of unique tools and functions that provide for the active protection of children against predation, cyberbullying and other forms of online dangers. More importantly, it provides children with a developmental education over extended time frames where they can acquire the strategies and behaviours that enable them to keep safe no matter where they go online. It is also a virtual and experiential playground that encourages young children to develop sophisticated ICT skills, socialise and work with peers in a wide range of projects and activities.

Digital literacy or the ability to understand and fully participate in the digital world is fundamental to digital citizenship. It is the combination of technical and social skills that enable a person to be successful and safe in the information age.

From Cyber Safety to Digital Citizenship

Security company Trend Micro have run a competition called 'What's your story?' to get people making cyber safety videos about how to stay safe on the internet.

This discussion document was developed by NetSafe in collaboration with New Zealand teachers. It can be used to guide staff discussions and decisions about the safe use of school blogs. The final page lists a set of important questions to consider as you develop a blog to support student learning.

Here are some cybersafety discussion points for students.

I love superclubsplus last year I went to a school that didnt have it and I never went on the computer! But now im the computer everyday! So.. I would just like to thank whoeva made it up.. for making my life better!

Digital Citizenship issues in primary school: The changes Web2 brings to cybersafety

This YouTube video is a slidecast. It gives simple tips and instructions aimed at teens to help them stay safe online.

At the recent (link) Interface Xpo conference, I saw a lot of vendors talking to schools about the advantages of cloud based computing. With this in mind I thought I'd put together a couple of cloud pieces that I've seen around the place.

In our Year 2 class we use eLearning tools throughout our classroom learning. Because of this we regularly discuss ways to keep ourselves safe online, and WHY we need to keep ourselves safe online.

SuperClubsPLUS is a protected social (learning) network, designed to provide children 6-13 years (primary school children) with their first or near-first experience of a social networking environment, predominantly to learn how to keep themselves safe online.

The (link) O(link) ffice of the Children's Commissioner release this report in 2009. This is an excellent, and comprehensive look into Bullying and Violence in schools from a child's perspective. The Commissioner decided to undertake the research after a number of high profile events that had occurred in schools;

A recent report (November 2011) from Symantec highlighted that 15% of teachers have experienced cyber-baiting, and 25% of teachers have formed friendships with students via social networks. There has been quite a bit of media attention around the issue, so I thought it would be a good time to highlight some work that NetSafe did last year with a group of educators around some guidelines for the use of blogs and other social media tools.