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Category Archives: internet safety


21st Century Learning - safe participation online

April 29, 2008 – 4:22 pm

A public edna group is having conversations around some of the issues facing 21st century educators.
Conversation 1: Balancing Opportunity and Risk
How can we share responsibility for best practice in helping students at various stages develop skills and participate in online life safely?
If this is a conversation that you are also interested in, whether […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, online technologies | Comments (0)

Internet Safety - Vox Pop opportunity

April 9, 2008 – 9:47 am

This is a call from a colleague, KerryJ, whose blog is here. KerryJ produces edna’s e-learning Insights. Her last Vox Pop production was all about why people write blogs.
Please promote this to your networks as appropriate:

E-learning Insights Vox Pop 2: Social media – balancing the risks and opportunities

Calling teachers, principals and administrators -it’s time your […]

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Struggling with cyber safety

April 1, 2008 – 4:22 pm

Parents and education systems alike share anxiety about protecting children online.
A recent UK report that is the result of a six-month study by child psychologist Dr Tanya Byron tries to tread a delicate line between tighter regulation and better coordinated parental education. Obviously the education systems will have to match the duty of care that […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, Australian education, learning environments, blogs | Comments (0)

Safety on the internet

December 21, 2006 – 10:43 am

Safety of children on the internet is a topic of interest to both teachers and parents.
Many teachers and parents have widely varying opinions on how interventionist we need to be. Most Australian education departments have implemented internet monitoring software, as well as utilising “Acceptable Use” policies. These measures are often not matched in the home, where […]

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