Incoming Message – film about ‘text’ bullying

September 15, 2010 User deactivated Leave a comment

‘Incoming Message’ is a 10-minute film commissioned by Orange (the mobile phone / broadband provider) that follows the story of a case of text bullying and the consequences for all those involved.

It includes some very positive messages for young people. In particular that they are not alone and that there are people and organisations that can help to stop others hurting them.

This film is useful to support the following CfE Experiences and outcomes at Level 2…

‘I am developing my knowledge and use of safe and acceptable conduct as I use different technologies to interact and share experiences, ideas and information with others.’

TCH 2-08a

…and Level 3…

‘By considering ways to protect technological devices, I can act safely and responsibly when selecting and using different technologies to communicate and collaborate.’

TCH 3-08a

You can view a preview of the film here: Incoming Message preview (QuickTime).

You can order a full DVD version free of charge. If you are a teacher and would like a copy, please call Orange on 01634 729826 between 8:30am and 6:00pm, or email Orange with your name, the school’s name, address and postcode.

CfE Levels, Early

Storybook – Lee and Kims Adventure … Animal Magic

September 14, 2010 User deactivated Leave a comment

Lee and Kim’s Adventure… Animal Magic is an 8-minute cartoon from CEOP that tackles Issues surrounding Internet Safety and Responsible Use in an accessible format for younger children. It is particularly suitable to address some of the experiences and outcomes of Level One of the Curriculum for Excellence.

Storybook – Lee and Kims Adventure … Animal Magic is a supplementary resource to accompany the cartoon but aimed at younger children. It would be suitable for introducing some of the issues surrounding Internet Safety and Responsible Use with children in the early years.

There are two main learning objectives to this activity:

1) Encouraging ‘nice behaviour’ on the internet

This involves the teacher telling a story and a pre and post discussion.

Children can watch a cartoon of SID’s Song and this can be followed up by ‘SID’s Yes or No Game: Be Nice on the Internet’.

2) ‘Stranger Danger’ in the online world – Extension Activity

This activity relies on children having learned about Stranger Danger in the real world.

It extends this learning to the Internet; concentrating on the message of ‘not giving out your personal information’.

A brief introduction is followed by ‘SID‘s Yes or No Game: Protect your Secret Stuff’.

You can download the following resources to help with this activity from the CEOP Think U Know Teacher / Trainer area.

CfE Levels, First, Spotlighted resource

Lee and Kim’s Adventure – Animal Magic

September 13, 2010 User deactivated 1 Comment

Lee and Kim’s Adventure – Animal Magic is an 8-minute animation providing a fantastic resource to introduce some of the concepts of Internet Safety and Responsible Use to younger children at CfE Level One.

Lee and Kim are a brother and sister navigating the online world with the help of their trusted superhero friend SID!

With his super powers, SID shows them how to keep themselves safe while having fun online. Based around 4 simple tips for children to remember and a song, the cartoon aims to teach children how to protect themselves and others around them.

As well as addressing grooming, the animation also focuses on digital citizenship highlighting the importance of treating each other well and behaving responsibly not only in the playground, but also online.

A YouTube Trailer of the resource is embedded below:

The 8 minute Lee and Kim animation is available inside the CEOP Think U Know Teacher / Trainer area. There are also lots of other supporting resources.

Spotlighted resource

NetSmartz on Youtube

July 7, 2010 User deactivated Leave a comment

NetSmartz is an online resource in the US that hosts a wealth of videos, information and resources. We will be organising this content and linking it to Curriculum for Excellence. If any school has used any of their resources, or is interested in rating it for us, please get in touch.

They also host a brilliant website, NSTeens, which we will be highlighting shortly.

This video gives a flavour of some of the resources they offer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHmfDBJHEs

CfE Levels, Early, First, Fourth, Second, Senior, Third

CEOP Centre Corporate film

July 4, 2010 User deactivated Leave a comment

A very good starting point for any learner looking at Internet Safety and Responsible Use:

Third

Smokescreen

July 4, 2010 User deactivated Leave a comment

Resource

www.smokescreengame.com

About

“You don’t know me, but I know you…”

“Smokescreen is a cutting-edge game about life online. We all use Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and MSN to keep up with our mates – and we’ve all heard the stories about parties on Facebook being mobbed, or people getting stalked on MSN. The question is, what would you do if it happened to you?

Over 13 missions, Smokescreen follows the story of Max Winston and Cal Godfrey, two mates who’ve set up an exclusive social network called White Smoke. After Cal’s involved in a car accident and falls into a coma, White Smoke becomes huge – and starts attracting huge problems. Each mission sees you explore the world of White Smoke, and find out who you can trust – and who you can’t.”

http://www.smokescreengame.com/about/

Impact

I used this with a group of S2 pupils, who were engrossed in the game from start to finish. They found it easy to use and the discussions that came out of it where really positive. It covers a lot of ground on the subject of Internet Safety and allows pupils to think about friendships and behaviour, both online and offline.

Challenges

Pupils need to sign up using an email account. When we tried the site were having problems using hotmail email addresses, but when I emailed the site creators they offered to upload bulk accounts to get us started. I used pupil Glow email accounts in the end. We would ideally want to use the site with S1 pupils but would need to seek parental permission as the site is rated 13:

Smokescreen is aimed at teenagers, and is suitable for 13 year olds and above. In terms of strong language, Smokescreen is similar to a 12-rated movie in the UK or a PG-13 film in the US – in other words, there are some swear words (but no F-words).

Overall

I think my pupils appreciated the fact that this game was fairly realistic – others may see this as an issue? We are still in discussion about using this site with S1 pupils from August, but would definitely recommend it, certainly with S2 upwards.

Alan Hamilton

Stirling High School

Continue reading Smokescreen →