St Michael’s C of E Infant School Introducing the Fronter Learning Platform
Session agenda Introduce the idea of a learning platform Explore some of the key benefits to learning and teaching Ensure that children are safe and confident users Raising awareness of online risks & offer practical ideas to help you to stay in control
What is a Learning Platform? Entirely web-based set of tools that can support teaching, learning and communication.
Who is the Learning Platform for? Pupils Teachers / staff Parents Governors
Rooms in Fronter
What are the tools?
Linking with another country
Maths videos
The Library
Snow Days!
What are the potential benefits? Supporting children’s learning Supporting communication A safe and secure environment for children to learn in
What it’s not…. An end to written work. Something that the children will be expected to use all the time. The answer!
How will we ensure children are safe and confident users? The space is only available to members of the school community – protected by username and password Use of the learning platform is constantly monitored E-safety at the forefront of ensuring children are safe and happy
Awareness of risks Online behaviour Communication Enjoying technology Balancing time online It’s not about… Being too scared to use technology Being overly restrictive
WISDOM Understanding how to behave in a virtual world KNOWLEDGE Many children pick up technology quicker!
Rise of the tablets…. 34% of children aged have their own tablet device 65% of 3-4s live in a household with a tablet computer Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report Oct 2014
The games children play…
GTA V Grand Theft Auto 5 Notch Inventor of Minecraft ROFL Roll on floor laughing G2G Got to go POMS Parent over my shoulder noslang.com PIR Parent in room ASL Age/sex/location GNOC Get naked on camera LMIRL Let’s meet in real life CD9 Code 9
13+
What are the risks online?
Conduct Digital footprint Respect and manners Who can view their content? Keep their personal information safe Reporting
Content Adult content Hurtful and harmful content Reliable information Illegal downloading
Contact Online friends Privacy settings Grooming Cyberbullying Tell someone they trust!
Commercialism Advertising In-app purchases Pop ups Spam
Are they friends??? Online “Friends” Real-life friends Family
Your online activity leaves a digital footprint It’s easy to share more information than you are comfortable with Sharing pictures & videos can reveal a lot more about you than intended Information about individuals is not just shared on their profiles
Their real name Their date of birth Their home address Their school Their address or equivalent Their phone number
Text messaging Chat rooms Image sharing Social networking sites Interactive gaming Instant Messaging
Google SafeSearch YouTube Safety Mode Parental controls on games consoles Parental controls on computers Dealing with apps Parental controls from Internet service Providers
Click on the ‘options’ cog & choose ‘Search Settings’
Blocks potentially inappropriate content. Relies on community flagging Create a playlist of videos for your child
Games consoles can have password protected parental controls applied Works in line with age-rating system to games (PEGI), DVDs and Blu-rays Guides on how to setup controls at Vodafone Parenting site
Creating profiles on an Android Tablet
Take advantage of user profiles function; this allows multiple users to have their own apps & personalisation.
Web filtering – allow or block sites Set time use Activity Reporting – sites visited, programs used & computer usage times Works with different user accounts / profiles
What parental controls does your ISP provide? - Big four ISPs; BT, Talk Talk, Virgin & Sky Look out for this
TALK to your child about how they use technology – what do they enjoy? FIND out more about the digital world - understand the tools. Have a go! START setting some boundaries now – create a family internet charter MAKE the most of tools like Parental Controls on computers, mobiles and games consoles, privacy features on social networking sites, and safety options on Google and other search engines
Vodafone Digital Parenting: vodafone.com/parents Internet Matters: ParentPort: Swiggle safe search: Childnet International: CEOP: UK Safer Internet Centre: BBC Webwise: