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Govt of South Australia - Child and Student Well Being links to Child protection reform program 'Keeping Them Safe'

DECS Govt of South Australia - Child Protection

"Keeping safe - Child Protection Curriculum" is the document I have been referred to. In particular the sections relating to internet saafety and educators' responsibilities and obligations to Children and young people .... do a search for 'internet' on this document (resource for parents) and the word does not appear anywhere! Please help me find this important document.

With incidents of kids trapped in hot cars making headlines, Jason Tanz of Wired magazine is on the plaza to show Savannah Guthrie a new car seat designed to alert parents if a child is left behind in the car.

Good for ESL/EFL and dsylexic learners of any age.\n\n"Each of the mini games features easy to follow instructions, cute and colorful graphics and an easily identifiable learning outcome. The difficulty ramps up with each level completed, and there are five levels for each of the three mini-games. If you've got a child of your own who is just starting to learn how to use numbers - 1 2 3 Sheep! is a fun way to help improve their counting skills."\n\nBacked by an online assessment system...\n

the eStrategy mentions embedded practice (as opposed to undeveloped) it includes "Embedded The site has developed innovative approaches to the sharing of effective practice, coaching and mentoring within and beyond the site and makes use of technology to achieve this. Child and student, peer and/or community mentors are an essential component. Organised and planned processes are in place to support and enhance teaching and learning activities and opportunities." and "Resources - Virtual Environments All Children and students and staff contribute to virtual learning environments, complementing and extending teaching, learning and the curriculum. There is provision for Children and students to create their own personal learning spaces. Virtual learning environments are fully integrated with the site's learner and curriculum management systems." Worth checking out ... also have a look at EdCap (Educational Capabilities) 4 phases including Online learning across all phases.

This DECS vision that should guide future policies. Check out what is below 'Digital Education Revolution' .. some good stuff

Internet Safety in Schools - Managing the Risks DECS also contains link to 'DECS Standard - Acceptable Use Policies for Schools, Preschools and Children's Services Sites'

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