This is Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety

cyberfirst courses for learners

This programme aims to support teachers develop their own knowledge and understanding of cyber resilience/internet safety and cyber security. It will explore the skills and knowledge children and young people need to participate effectively in a digital society. Participants will reflect on the need for cyber resilience and how to teach it, develop a school …

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Learning with, and through, technology in ELC: Learning with, and through, technology in ELC

two pre school children learning together using a mobile device.

Digital technologies provide opportunities for us to design unique learning spaces for the children. Bringing resources and experiences virtually into the setting can lead learning well-beyond what was originally planned. For example, in response to a children’s interest in sharks, digital technology can extend learning through watching how real sharks move under the sea. Children then get a better understanding of size and speed and so on. This helps us draw on children’s own knowledge gained at home or outwith the setting to …

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