Information about E-Safety at School and at Home.
Whilst many Internet Service Providers offer filtering systems to help you safeguard your child at home, it remains surprisingly easy for children to access inappropriate material including unsuitable texts, pictures and movies. Parents are advised to set the security levels within Internet Explorer with this in mind.
Locating the computer in a family area, not a bedroom, will enable you to supervise children as they use the Internet. However, don’t deny your child the opportunity to learn from the wide variety of material and games available on the Internet. Instead set some simple rules for keeping them safe and make sure the understand their importance.
How your child uses ICT at school
ICT in schools is taught as a subject in its own right and also supports children’s learning in other subjects, including
English and mathematics. Within ICT lessons children learn to use a wide range of ICT including:
-Word Processing to write stories, poems or letters
-Databases to record information, e.g. minibeasts
-Spreadsheets to create tables, charts and graphs
-Desktop Publishing to design posters, leaflets or cards
-Multimedia Presentation to present text, pictures and sound
-Drawing Programs to create pictures and designs
-Internet and CD-ROMs to find information
-Email to contact children and teachers in another school
-Digital Cameras to record what they have done in class or on a visit
-Electronic Sensors to record changes in light, sound and temperature
-Controllable Robots to give instructions and make something happen
-Simulations to explore real and imaginary situations
-Website Publishing to present ideas over the Internet Keep scrolling, more information below.