Greerton Village School .::. Internet Safety

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Keeping Safe online and learning about How to be a "Great" Digital Citizen is part of our learning and teaching programmes at Greerton Village School

Click on the links below to find out more about Keeping our Children Safe Online and Digital Citizenship

Hector's World is a useful and appealing resource for both the classroom and home which deals with safety issues concerning the use of the Internet. The following links will take you to the video episodes and classroom resources.

Personal Information
Episode 1 "Details, Details...."
Episode 2 "Welcome To The Carnival
Episode 3 "It's A Serious Game"
Episode 4 "The Info Gang"
Episode 5 "Heroes"

Cyberbullying
Episode "You're Not Alone"
Music Video "Turn It Around"

Computer Security
Episode "Oops!"
Music Video "Keep Yourself
Switched On"

Resources
Lesson Plans
Storybooks
Song Sheets And Music Files
Character Hats
Parent Handout

Online Safety with Ultranet
Ultranet is the learning management system (LMS) which we use at Greerton Village School.

uSpace Acceptable use Policy
Kids have a links to the Acceptable Use Policy at the bottom of their uSpace page. It outlines expectations for the kids when they are using Ultranet.

Cyberbullying
Netsafe's website with information and advice about cyberbullying.

No Bully
Information aimed at kids and adults from the New Zealand Police about bullying and getting help.

NetBasics
Is a series of animated episodes based around the Jones family and is aimed helping the whole family learn about computer security and dealing with "internet nasties".

Think u Know
Thinkyouknow is aimed at kids and adults . There are a variety of games and activities which explore keeping safe online

Digital Citizenship at Home
A resource provided by Core Education to support parents to help their children become informed, ethical, savvy digital citizens.

In My Day
In My Day is a site aimed at parents and caregivers to help them understand how young people communicate today. It provides guidance on how to limit young peoples' online use and how to keep them safe while online.

Google Digital Literacy Tour
Google provides their Digital Literacy Tour as a way of educating families how to stay safe online. The tour is broken into three workshops: Detecting Lies and Staying True, Playing and Staying Safe Online and Steering Clear of Cyber Tricks.

How Secure Is My Password?
An quick and easy way to check how strong you password.

Watchdog Family Solutions
Greerton Village School uses Watchdog to filter our internet connection. Watchdog also provide solutions for families wanting to provide a filtered internet connection at home.

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Online Safety from Ultranet uSpace Acceptable use Policy