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Would be great for our school, am going to suggest it to JM and staff

"Have you ever Googled yourself ? Have you ever checked your virtual identity? Do you know that you leave a digital footprint every time you get online? Do you know that whatever you do online is accumulated into a digital dossier traceable by others ? These and several other similar questions are but the emerging tip of the sinking iceberg.One that is packed full of concerns related to issues of our online identity and privacy issues."

This is a great group and full of information! Well maybe full is an understatement. You can see why tags are handy as you can click on a tag that takes you to what you are interested in rather than wading through screeds of information.

A great little hard hitting video made by Netsafe a few years ago. It can be found on this site as well as youtube. I liked it because it played on kids emotions and hopefully made them realise they wouldn't like to feel like that or make anyone else feel like it.

Great application for teaching the fundamentals of programming logic. Scratch has a "drop and drag" interface and "code" is created in the Scripts panel and allows a beginner to use more complex structures such as loops and if statements without actually having to know the "how's". I use this tool in the first 4 hours of teaching programming to beginners by teaching students how to make a simple fish game and then once they have these basic concepts understood, then build on their previous knowledge by teaching them how to make their own version of Pacman. So a highly recommended tool for all levels of students.

A great unit on responsible and respectful online citizenship for primary school students called "Me and the world: Being responsible online". Easy to follow lesson plans that encourage the students to think about their own online behaviour and use.