mobile devices, esafety, digital literacy: 21st century issues for schools
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A look at how UK schools are handling discussion and guidance around esafety and digital literacy issues.TRANSCRIPT
Mobile Devices, e-Safety,and Digital Literacy:
21st Century Issues for SchoolsTerese Bird
Kazakhstan Scholars at University of Leicester11th August, 2014
Photo by RiverVschoolLang on Flickr
21st Century Problems
• New sites, tablets and phones present new freedoms and new responsibilities
• Prepare for adulthood by thinking and discussing appropriate use, and using for learning (not just for goofing around)
• This presentation shows how UK schools discuss and provide eSafety guidance and address digital literacy issues in the current age of mobile device use
Cyberbullying
• Schools treat cases of cyberbullying in the same way they treat bullying. Most schools have policies about these on their websites.
• Gatwick School Anti-Bullying Policy http://
www.gatwickschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14-0606-The-Gatwick-School-Anti-Bullying-Policy.pdf
Example Anti-Cyberbullying campaign by St. Paul’s High School, County Armagh
http://www.stpaulsbessbrook.org/students/stamp-out-cyber-bullying/
eSafety videos
• Online safety services http://www.swgfl.org.uk/OnlineSafety
• ThinkuKnow Internet Safety Resources: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
• Sign up for TES Resources http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/
First2amillion – Online Peer Pressure
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_391039&feature=iv&src_vid=HpHvj9JhBy0&v=Debbx0SuntE
• Discussion about online pressure
Josie Fraser’s Digital Literacy in Leicester
• http://www.digilitleic.com/
• Example of teacher studying this topic with students creating the resources
http://bhsdigitallit.com/