Netsafe - again!

Our primary lead teacher meeting this week focussed on the wonderful free resources provided by Netsafe, to help us teach children about Internet Safety. There is a wide range of free material available, to assist with everything from creating a cybersafety policy for your school, to the explicit teaching of internet safety to all children from years 0 - 6.

Please take the time to check out Hector's World and share this terrific video with your children. While you're there, take a look at the Teachers Resources. Lesson plans are provided, based around the Hector video, suited to children in years 0-2, 3-4, 5-6. There is also a Hector Protector download, which will put a swimming dolphin on the screen when you open your browser. If children come across something they don't like, they can click on Hector Protector and he will cover the screen until an adult comes (see picture).

I strongly urge you to print these off and work through the lessons with your class. You wouldn't set your children loose in a dangerous motor vehicle without teaching them about safety would you?

A bit of fun (for you and the kids!) - great free gadgets to download:

Countdown timer (great on the data projector to time a starter activity)
Lingo Bingo (click to drop a ball with a word for the children to match to their card - could be foreign language or specific vocabulary)
Fridge Magnets (have a selection of letters/numbers on the screen and move them around to put them into the correct order)
Writeboard (display many different backgrounds and use the felt pen to write on)
and many more ...