Internet Safety

                        

 

         Students need to understand 

how to use the internet in a safe,

efficient way as well as how to

 protect their privacy.

 

 

 

I think it is important to deal with the issue of Internet safety, especially as the internet has so many users, of all ages! - the problem with using online technologies, is that the damage carlessness can create, for example, the misuse of personal information may lead to such things like having your identity stolen. Misuse may influence an individuals employment status, matters may lead to an individual being sexually exploited and some may even fall victim to cyber-bullying. Therefore i think its important that all these types of issues are brought to attention in the classrooms, so that it improves a childs' awareness on the matter, helping prevent future issues!

"This would never happen to me"

Unfortunately this has happened to hundreds, potentially thousands, of young people in the UK. This has happened to boys and girls. This may have happened to someone you know. If it has, you probably wouldn’t know about it.

Abusers try all sorts of tricks to make you think it’s safe to share an image or video with them.

 They often pretend to be a girl or boy your age

They send sexy pictures or webcam video of other people to get you to flirt

 You might not be able to tell they’re an abuser until after they’ve got a video or picture of you

Once they have an embarrassing video or picture abusers try to convince young people that they are more powerful than them. They’re not. They lie to try to scare people into doing what they want.

- http://ceop.police.uk/Documents/Webcam%20fact%20sheet%202.pdf

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_gDsHSjZAE&feature=player_embedded

How can this be prevented!?

Teachers can help to protect students from the dangers that are online, they can help by relaying the message of digital safety to students that use the latest technology, both inside and outside of the classroom. Such tips include:

 

Safety Tips For Kids

I won't give out my name, age, address, school, phone number, picture about myself or anyone else without my parent's permission. This includes chat rooms, instant messages, email, surfing the net and even entering contests or registering for clubs online. I won't send my picture to anyone online without my parent's permission. I won't meet with someone in person that I met on the Internet unless my parent has agreed and will go with me. I realize that people aren't always who they say they are and that an adult can pretend to be a kid online. If I receive or see something online that seems bad or weird, I won't respond and will log off and tell my parents right away. I will not open or accept e-mails, enclosures, links, URL's or other things online from people I don't know. I won't give out my password to anyone except my parents… not even my friends. I will follow my family's rules for online safety at home, at school, at the library or at a friend or relative's house. - http://www.protectkids.com/youthsafety/safteytipskids.htm



Why is Play Important for development?

"Play isn't a luxury, it's a fundamental part of a child's psychological and physical development.”

(The Children's Society) 

 



'Play' in the classroom

Its believed that allowing children to 'play' and interact with one another allows the personal development of social and phyical elements within their life.

 

Social Development of a child

Play will increase a childs social awareness and emotional maturity bringing success in life; not just school. They will develop the ability to interact positively with both peers and adults.

 
 Play enables children to socially develop the following:

• Instigate verbal and non-verbal communicating skills
• Respond and understand emotions of others
• Experience the opinions of others, and deal with conflict and deligation
• Experiment with role reversal

Play can also contribute to a childs emotional development, allowing them to express and cope with feelings; allowing them to understand and respond to the feelings of others. Children can also learn to cope with their feelings through role play, this allows them to act out feelings like being angry, happy, or worried in a situation that they can control, allowing them to think out loud expressing both pleasant and unpleasant feelings.  

How can play physically develop a child?!

Play helps to develop a childs' body awareness and fine and gross motor development whilst they energetically move around.

Fine motor skills can be improved through writing, creative play activities, forming shapes and scribbles. Whereas gross motor skills can be developed through physical activities like skipping, hopping and generally running around. As the child practices these skills though play, the stronger these skills will become.

Using their bodies during play also enables them to feel phyically confident, secure, and self-assured  (Isenberg & Quisenberry, 2002).

Additionally, Active play will increase or maintain the energy a child has already sustained, and also improved joint flexibility, and muscular strength.

The benefits play -
Allowing children to make up their own games, characters, situations and dialogues without adult intervention are massive!

'This is because imagination is an integral part of your child's education and helps determine children’s success in all areas of life.
Imaginative and independent play helps children:

• Learn to solve problems;
• Practice coping with difficult or new or strange circumstances;
• Express themselves;
• Develop relationship skills;
• Learn real life skills.'
  
  - http://www.education.com/reference/article/importance-play--social-emotional/