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Category Archives: Internet safety
Cyberbullying forum
This weeks forum on cyberbullying was a day well spent out of the office. New (and young) faces from across Aus gave a welcome mix of opinion- the highlight was the two keynotes- Donna Cross (Edith Cowan) and Marylin Campbell … Continue reading
Posted in Cybersafety, Internet safety
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BlogEd
The DET blog (BlogEd) is nearing full release – dates to be confirmed for Term 4. Below I’ve summarised key features which differentiate it from any ‘open’ blog. I’ll post a slide show after the hols.
Real voices for cybersafety
After skimming another task force report (Harvard Law school) on cybersafety - I’m reminded how fresh and insightful Tom Woods comments are on the issue. Tom caused a stir two years ago when he was all of 16, and ‘hacked’ into the … Continue reading
Cyberbullying
After witnessing an incident with my daughter recently, and a mounting interest in this at work-the paper (thanks Jane) was timely. ‘Confronting the Pedagogical Challenge of Cyber Safety’ highlights the paucity of empirical studies in educational contexts (‘pedagogical’ bit strong here). The … Continue reading
Posted in Internet safety, Net Gen, policy, schooling, Social networking
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Filters a no go
Seems like another argument against net filters is emerging as the previous Fed Govs NetAlert campaign undergoes a rethink. Piece by Heath Gilmour claims that the Rudd Government has branded a failure the $85 million software filter scheme to protect … Continue reading
Posted in digital natives, filtering, Internet safety, schooling
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Net Alert-Coonans legacy
Another legacy of the Howard gov. is revealed in the uncovering of misinformation provided in its advertising campaign warning of the dangers of the Net and in particular social networking sites. Peter Marees’ report exposes the campaign was based on … Continue reading
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Being digital citizens
Email from colleague Janet Burstall about a ‘Cybernite’ held at her daughters school (for parents and students) regarding being a digital citizen- great initiative. Wonder how many other schools are doing this? Time we (DET) thought of putting together a … Continue reading
Alan Levine-being there…
Alan‘s presentation on behalf of the AFLF group in Sydney, was a whirlwind trip of Web 2 offerings. After a number of these events-its time to act on how we as educators/administrators can knock down -or at least provide gates … Continue reading
Posted in access, AFLF, blogging, Commentries, Communities, education, filtering, Informal learning, innovation, Internet safety, knowledge, Net Gen, policy, Public schools, schooling, Uncategorized, Web2
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Softly softly on Web 2
Organisations are at last coming to grapple with Web 2. Education.au and MCEETYA in Australia are both pondering over the pedagogical, organisational and policy issues associated with social technologies. JISCs Podcast throws up some good considerations, particularly the aspect of … Continue reading
Posted in education, Informal learning, Internet safety, Net Gen, PLE, schooling, Social networking, Web2
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Net safety
Colleague Ian Mckee passed on this background briefing from ABCs radio national. Again the message is that we need to educate kids about Internet safety and not rely on filters to do the job. Kids are too savvy these days … Continue reading
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MySpace cadets sliding into addiction
Miranda Devine’s reminder of the perils of technology (SMH April 4) are timely, given the announcement this week of the $150 million schools laptop rollout. Just as TV did to a generation of children (myself included), we need to ward … Continue reading →