To the wonderful parents of room 7,
As you may or may not know, we live in a digital age whereby
anything and everything is readily available through the rapidly advancing
technology, the Internet. Whilst this is an amazing feature and obviously very
useful, we as a community need to be highly precautious in the way we use this
powerful source of information. In particular, the possible information the
youth of our society are able to share and access which can commonly be
misleading. Student’s online ultimately have an infinite boundary of
possibilities, we as teachers and parents have the responsibility to educate
our students and children the critical components of using Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) safely, responsibly and ethically. Students
support in the area of ICT is crucial to develop highly capable, confident and
knowledgeable users of this diverse technology as its becoming more frequently
used within the workforce and general lifestyle.
This term our class are commencing several research projects
in various areas of the curriculum in aims to build inquiry based learners,
where students ask questions about certain topics of interest and investigate
answers. The Internet is obviously a major resource of information and will be
used not only to develop individual projects, but also used to display and
present work in digital format. We will be creating online access for you as
parents to view students work, including the modern technologies of video
footage, music and interactive slides. We see this as a very convenient and
more engaging option, whilst developing skills in ICT including how to act
responsibly online. Understanding this we will ensure any media published
online will not include student’s names or faces for privacy purposes. Our
school is committed to limiting any risks that can be associated with the use
of ICT.
Throughout our classes learning and exploring I am adhering
to my own responsibilities in introducing web safety to all students, this is
derived from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. I am currently
classed on the graduate level, although I’m constantly striving to improve my
own understanding and teaching methods in preparing students for the
complications involved in using ICT.
Figure 1. source: http://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professional-standards-for-teachers/standards/list
- Applying social and
ethical protocols and practices when using ICT
- Investigating with ICT
- Creating with ICT
- Communicating with ICT
- Managing and operating ICT
Figure 2. source: http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/information-and-communication-technology-capability/introduction/introduction
Cyber smart is an interactive website developed by the
Australian Government that has a high focus on cyber bullying. This is
particularly relevant in today’s society due to the extensive amounts of
bullying that occurs on social media sites such as Facebook. This website
offers plenty of modules for various ages and groups that engage students in
becoming “Cyber smart digital citizens”. We will be introducing this website at
school and encourage you to stay involved in your child’s progression in this
topic.
Cyber security is of upmost importance to you and your child
to prevent identity theft and online hackers accessing personal information.
Eliminating online dangers requires a certain level of understanding of how the
internet works and can be accessed. Stay smart online has a range of fun
interactive games through the access of Budd:e to ensure students are capable
of using ICT in a safe and secure
manner.
Creative Commons (CC) is a worldwide organisation we will
becoming familiar with throughout our ICT learning development. Legally all
copyright work must be granted permission to reuse the work; obviously
sometimes this is highly difficult to contact the creator which makes it almost
impossible. CC can help us to download and share digital technology legally,
although there are still laws we must abide to whilst using this work, this can
further be explained in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFaqtpkfU44
EDUC3625 Resource on the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT by Todd Kitto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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