This session we discussed the important topic of E-Safety and how as the teachers of children in the modern world, it can be our job to effectively teach how best to stay online.
This is my presentation here, which can be adapted or added to, feel free to use this resource for yourself – https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kxH5b5fJ_xINT_aEaY_bD1ZPZdctDoIcsk3iAY8ABL0/edit?usp=sharing
In this blog I will be discussing the effectiveness of the kidSMART website. From first opening the website I can see they have tried to use images to compliment the text and a range of colours to support children in finding the section they want.
The website in general has a very positive approach to e-safety even though it is a mature topic for teaching children. Its use of language allows the children to understand the dangers whilst not forgetting how valuable of a resource being online is.
The SMART acronym on the website is a great tool for children to remember the vital information. S – Safe, M – Meeting, A – Accepting, R – Reliable, T – Tell
Overall I would say teachers could use this website in schools, however after navigating through the website I can see it may be confusing moving from one topic to another. Additionally, the webpages are very text heavy for children to read. The use of videos I found very useful, but some of the information in the text is important and something that if it could be spaced out more would be more beneficial to children using this resource. I discovered the two sections where you can click to say if ‘I have kids’ or ‘work with kids’ very informative because resources and links are listed where extra information can be found.