1. Ambarvale Public School Technology Committee 20 June 2012

2. Student Access to Technology  Students have access to technology through: - the Interactive Whiteboard fitted in each classroom, - their weekly Library session, - 1 hour timetabled in the Computer Lab each week.

3. School Website  We are promoting our school website as a place that students, staff, parents and the whole school community can access information.  When each student logs onto the Internet, their first port of call is our school website.  http://www.ambarvale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

4. Student Access  Students from K-6 have their own log-in to our server, which is managed by the school.  Each student has a home folder on the server to save their work.  They have also been allocated a username and password for the Internet upon enrolment.  The DEC does a good job of keeping our students safe while they are online at school. The website filters work on a white list. This means that only appropriate content is accessible to our students.

5. Student Access  Students have access to the following things both at school and at home: - Their email - Class Blogs - Google search tool http://student.det.nsw.edu.au

6. What we teach in Technology K-6  We have a Technology scope and sequence for our school, from Kindergarten to Year 6. We cover the following skills and knowledge from K-6.  Operations and Concepts  Word Processing  Graphics  Multimedia  Internet  Email  Spreadsheets  Databases

7. Recommended websites for student learning Please refer to the handout, which provides you with information about some recommended learning websites and how to access them from home.

8. Keeping Children Safe Online Keep computers out in the open Your child may think twice about looking at inappropriate websites and won't be able to chat to their friends all night while you think they are doing their homework. Mind your business Remind your child to keep information such as their name, address, phone number, school and even your credit card number to themselves. When signing up to a chat room, they should use a screen name that is a nickname and not easy to work out. Just because it's on the internet, it doesn't mean it's true Make sure your child uses multiple sources for research, and is careful not to plagiarise. Stranger danger is online, too Ensure your child never organises to meet up with any strangers they have met online. Get a filter Internet filters can help block inappropriate sites for children.

9. Keeping Children Safe Online Encourage your child to talk with you about their online experiences – good and bad This will make it easier for them if they see something inappropriate or are emailed something unsuitable. If they are embarrassed to tell you, persuade them to at least tell a teacher or another trusted adult. Good manners also exist online Talk about this with your child and it may lead to a decline in bullying behaviour, not to mention the many disagreements that children have with each other. Forever is a long time A lot of blogs and websites maintain information as part of cyberspace forever. By publishing without thinking of the future, your child's innocent work online may be something that comes up later on and may negatively impact their career and personal life.

10. National Cyber Security Awareness Week What is Budd:e? Budd:e (Primary) has been developed for Australian primary schools, for Years 3 and above. Budd:e is education about the risks people take by going online, and the possible consequences of those risks. It’s also education about the technical and behavioural measures we can all use to help reduce our risk and bolster online security — security for people, for internet devices, and for personal data. Budd:e (Primary) contains eight online learning activities, plus one offline activity. The instruction style is constructivist, so children will learn by doing. They are required to make decisions, and may experiment with choices and consequences. Progress through each activity is guided by prompts and feedback. https://budd-e.staysmartonline.gov.au