Week 5: DFI 2019

Session 5: Devices and Cyber-Safety

It is so important to make sure cyber safety is a major focus in classrooms. There are 12 categories to work through with students. Manaiakalani have a great resource online for teachers to use. It is important we don't assume students know how to interact on a device. We want students to feel they are connected citizens and be aware that they are leaving a digital footprint every time they post online. At Ohaeawai school we make this learning a priority. If we work on teaching our students how to be confident digital citizens we will be able to empower our learners to harness technology in smart and clever ways safely

Harpara

What a useful tool. I must put this on my must learn more about list. I do know my teachers use this tool and always have it up in their classrooms. What I need to know is how it can help me as a principal to connect and share with my students.
I did not realise that I can see students Blog posts through the dashboard. This will make life easier.
Also, Guide browsing really interests me. I think this will help to keep certain children on task and will be a must share with my staff.

Next we spent some time working on a chromebook, discovering shortcuts to use on the device. Next we worked on iPads learning about the app Explain Everything. Wow - there is so much you can do with this app. Students at my school use this all the time in our junior school. I am in awe of the work they do now.

After lunch we spent some time exploring screen castify. This is a tool my staff use a lot - in fact our school staff were granted free premium accounts for the year because we had produced so many screen castify's. We were in the top 5% in the world the email said - which I was pretty proud of.

Here is a quick video I made focusing on making smart relationships through commenting on Blog posts. This was my first attempt at this and I found this really tricky - I am amazed how easily the kids find it.

Again, lots of learning today. I have developed a new appreciation of my staff and students. The stuff they create in class amazing me on a daily basis.