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Being Brave Safely. How the modern educator can exploit the potential of public online spaces and remain professional Ken Corish Online Safety Consultant South West Grid for Learning. Overview. I loved this game when i was at school. It was our treat for being the best behaved in class.
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Being Brave Safely How the modern educator can exploit the potential of public online spaces and remain professional Ken CorishOnline Safety Consultant South West Grid for Learning
I loved this game when i was at school. It was our treat for being the best behaved in class. That witch scarred me, I'm 18 and I was still shittin it when the witch came on!
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Global Trends • Mobile Learning • Mobile devices with good computing capability • Cloud Computing • Apps over the internet… • One-to-One Computing • Every learner has access to a device • Ubiquitous Learning • Learning opportunities ‘anytime, anywhere’ • Gaming • Gaming experience to attract interest & attention • Personalised Learning • Tailor teaching for gaps & learning styles • Redefinition of learning spaces • No ’30 desks in rows of 5’ • Teacher generated content • Self generated and shared • Smart Portfolio Assessment • E-Portfolio & formative assessment • Teacher managers/mentors • Change in teacher role to facilitator/director
Ofsted – The safe use of new technologies • Active approach to e-safety • Pupil knowledge and understanding • Shared responsibility for e-safety • Training – all staff / all Governors • Well planned & coordinated curriculum • Policies adapted to circumstances • Do not have “lock-down” filtering • Pupils take responsibility for own safety Pupils in the schools that had ‘managed’ systems had better knowledge and understanding of how to stay safe than those in schools with ‘locked down’ systems. Pupils were more vulnerable overall when schools used locked down systems because they were not given enough opportunities to learn how to assess and manage risk for themselves.
SWGfL 360 Survey • Policy and filtering are seen as strengths • Staff Training consistently the weakest • Primary’s consistently weaker than secondary’s • Urban and semi urban schools have stronger e safety education for children and young people
Which collaborative technologies? Profile focused Content focused White label Micro /presence blogging Mobile platforms Gaming networks
What can they help us do? • Engage young people where they already are • Be found • Teach young people in settings that are familiar to them • Meet changing global expectations • Spread opportunities for engagement
LTS GLOW Consolarium Project http://ltsblogs.org.uk/consolarium/2010/05/27/eyepet-as-cfe/
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Table Discussions • Bridge the gap between formal and informal learning • Rather than locking down the internet, support its most enriching uses • Teach new media literacy that involves critical thinking Identify and discuss barriers to progress ...