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The rapid growth and rate of change in social networking sites has created some concerns for New Zealand educators. As well as providing quick and easy channels for communication, social networking has brought to light a number of issues arising from the public nature of opinions and comments and the amount of personal information that is publically accessible.

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

Staff Discussion Points

GUIDELINES for SCHOOLS
ONLINE PUBLICATION
of
STUDENT IMAGES and SCHOOLWORK

We have been experiencing a problem with Facebook, which has been used in bullying and compromising other student's and teachers' privacy.

Glogster poster

From Cyber Safety to Digital Citizenship

The learning pathways for digital citizenship and cybersafety follow the New Zealand Curriculum’s learning pathways. They are designed to build on student’s existing skills and develop school leavers who are capable of managing their own online safety.

There are many ideas about using Facebook as an educational tool and consequently it is a hot topic of discussion amongst New Zealand teachers. Join the discussion on the Software for Learning wiki (link) http://softwareforlearning.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/30167337

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.

A group of Year 6 students at Mission Heights School, Auckland have created

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

How to report inappropriate content to YouTube

Students need to learn that the Internet is a very public place and as such once something is posted online, they lose all control over that content. They have no idea who has a copy of what has been posted and it is impossible to take back content, once posted. They need to thnk before they post.

We are seeking your comments and suggestions on a new approach to school Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs)

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.

Rotorua Intermediate School students aged 10 to 13 were introduced to and used Kodu, free game development software from Microsoft. They used it for a full term and the lessons were integrated into their normal class routine.