Resources

=Resources=

//Here is a list of great resources about digital safety. It is organised into subject areas for you. Please feel free to add to this page by joining this wiki. We hope you find this information useful. Rob//

//Downloads from Parent Info Evening//

 * [|Booklet for parents] showing the range of issues we touched on, plus a heap of great links for followup.
 * [|Handout for parents] showing you one way you can identify the risks, then plan to approach them with your family.
 * [|PowerPoint slideshow for parents] showing you some of the terms we discussed with links for further reading, articles, web sites and resources for parents. This is also available as a [|PowerPoint Show file] which will open on your computer even if you don't have powerpoint.

//Articles & Background Reading//

 * [|NetSafe's web site] for everything to do with online safety.
 * [|Hector's World web site] for helping you teach your kids.
 * [|NetSafe Parents Area] - this page is the main launching point for all of NetSafe's parent resources.
 * [|Think U Know] - a UK based site which has a great range of tools on it for parents and children.
 * Wayback.com - this is a site which 'collects' all interactions online from a place you specify, e.g. your BEBO site.

//Videos//

 * [|youtube videos relating to online safety] a range of videos found on youtube, some have a pretty high 'shock effect'. I would suggest you view these PRIOR to deciding whether or not to use them with your child(ren). Some are more aimed at teenagers than primary aged children.

The third video on the list could be a great discussion starter for older siblings. If you find other movies on youtube that could be useful, email them to rob.clarke[at]fendalton.school.nz

//Online Tools of Interest//

 * [|Blogger] a great online tool for making your own blog. You can put images up, make it private, email posts to it and so on.
 * [|The Visual Thesaurus] an amazing online tool for exploring language. Type a word in and it gives you all sorts of possibilities and shows the relationships between words. It even allows you to isolate different parts of speech (ie. verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc.). Very clever.