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"The guide was produced by WISE KIDS for the Welsh Assembly Government. The guide covers: Illegal and Inappropriate content Plagiarism and Copyright Cyberbullying Firewalls and Security Messenger, Social Networking, Trust, Responsibility and Privacy Online Online Grooming or Inappropriate Contact Reporting Abuse"

Useful report that covers how identities in the UK are changing and the possible implications for policy making over the next 10 years. For the first time, it brings together many areas of research into a single coherent narrative to analyse how drivers of change may affect identities in the UK in the future. We could incorporate elements of this (quotes perhaps?) when shaping our offer and when developing the presentation briefing for SMT on drivers for digital literacy.

"The Minister for Education and Skills, Leighton Andrews AM, commissioned a review of digital classroom teaching in September 2011. He set up an external task and finish group to lead the review. The aim was to identify 'which digital classroom delivery aspects should be adopted to transform learning and teaching' for those aged 3 to 19."   Includes a link to the report: "Find it, make it, use it, share it: learning in digital Wales" which has many references to the importance of Information Literacy in education.

UK students are in danger of becoming "illiterate" when it comes to technology,

A special report from the alliance for women in media foundation.

What Makes YouTube Unique - Basic facts and figures (40 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 1,Slides Lesson 1 Detecting Lies - (35 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 2, Slides Lesson 2 Safety Mode - (5 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 3, Slides Lesson 3 Online Reputation and Cyberbullying - (45 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 4, Slides Lesson 4 Policy - The Community Guidelines (20 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 5, Slides Lesson 5 Reporting content - Flagging (20 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 6, Slides Lesson 6 Privacy part 1 - (40 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 7, Slides Lesson 7 Privacy part 2 - (50 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 8, Slides Lesson 8 Copyright - (40 mins) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 9, Slides Lesson 9 Additional resources/Appendix including parent resources - Teacher's Guide Additional Materials, Slides Additional Materials

 A new wave of apps allow students to anonymously report bullying by submitting messages, photos or videos to school administrators in real time.

The SLIDA report has recommendations for further and higher education on how to develop effective institution-wide strategies and practices which better support effective learners in a digital age. A number of case studies are included from both FE and HE institutions.

"The Digilit Leicester project is designed to ensure school staff and learners are getting the most from the significant investment in technology being made across the city, and that schools are able to make best use of technology to meet their aspirations for transforming educational provision" Contains a useful report with framework, results of DL survey of Leicester schools and links to DL resources