Looking for a version of IE8 with built-in CEOP button?

Then you can find it at http://www.ceop.police.uk/ie8/

The browser is apparently a standard IE8 browser with the addition of a CEOP report abuse button to make the route to reporting abuse very easy.  Many bloggers have pointed out that cyberbullying affects more pupils than online grooming, and can cause pain and suffering, even suicide.  However the Report Abuse button is not designed to specifically provide support with cyberbullying issues, but only really online grooming.  Still another addition to the family safeguarding toolkit.

E-ngage Live – e-safety

Looking for more e-safety information and resources then check out http://e2bn.engagelive.net/ as suggested by Brian Smith

Interesting Blog post – We Don’t Teach Technology…

we use Technology to teach. (completes the quote from the article to be found at http://ohtheplaces.edublogs.org/2010/01/24/we-dont-teach-technology/

Are you teaching four things every student should learn?

See this blog post about the “Four things every student should learn… but not every school is teaching“? If you are interested to see how well YOU score then check out the post suggested by Tod Baker

Online safety push for five-year-olds

This article published by the BBC today explains the campaign launched by CEOP (the Child Exploitation and Online Protection team) to educate 5-year-olds about the risks of online grooming via cartoon-based resources.  The article includes some interesting facts including the fact that according to Ofcom it is suggested that 80% of five to seven-year-olds use the internet and that among nine to eleven-year olds, 94% do so.

For a look at the new resources please visit http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/leeandkim/default.aspx

Safer Internet?

Just ready for Safer Internet Day (Tue 9th Feb 2010) Tim Rylands has published his reflections on safer internet and web filtering policies at http://www.timrylands.com/blog/2010/02/08/safer-internet/

Tom’s Class blog recommendation

Following on from Tom Barrett’s own class blog at http://priestsic5.blogspot.com/ his Classblog recommendation is this New Zealand year 1/2 class blog that’s been going since 2008 at http://room2kaiparaflats.blogspot.com/

A very interesting filtering debate…

The blog post by Tom Barrett at http://edte.ch/blog/2010/02/07/blocked-for-me-open-for-you/ has sparked a very interesting debate within the blog comments that is well worth taking a look at – where do you stand?

Facts about the internet and using ICT for learning

If you want more information about how the internet is being used for education then check out the blogpost at  http://readallaboutict.blogspot.com/2010/02/facts-about-internet-and-using-ict-for.html via Adrian Higginbotham

Children disappointed but not downbeat about school ICT…

Very interesting article entitled ‘Children disappointed but not downbeat about school ICT’ summarises a study of over 600 pupils  about Primary School pupil’s views of ICT in their schools.  The article suggests that “majority simply wanted the occasional chance to bring their own devices into school” amongst other findings.  Read more at  http://www.ioe.ac.uk/newsEvents/36073.html