Mobile Devices, e-Safety,and Digital Literacy:

21st Century Issues for SchoolsTerese Bird

Kazakhstan Scholars at University of Leicester11th August, 2014

Photo by RiverVschoolLang on Flickr

21st Century Problems

• New sites, tablets and phones present new freedoms and new responsibilities

• Prepare for adulthood by thinking and discussing appropriate use, and using for learning (not just for goofing around)

• This presentation shows how UK schools discuss and provide eSafety guidance and address digital literacy issues in the current age of mobile device use

Cyberbullying

• Schools treat cases of cyberbullying in the same way they treat bullying. Most schools have policies about these on their websites.

• Gatwick School Anti-Bullying Policy http://

www.gatwickschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/14-0606-The-Gatwick-School-Anti-Bullying-Policy.pdf

Example Anti-Cyberbullying campaign by St. Paul’s High School, County Armagh

http://www.stpaulsbessbrook.org/students/stamp-out-cyber-bullying/

eSafety videos

• Online safety services http://www.swgfl.org.uk/OnlineSafety

• ThinkuKnow Internet Safety Resources: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

• Sign up for TES Resources http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/

First2amillion – Online Peer Pressure

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_391039&feature=iv&src_vid=HpHvj9JhBy0&v=Debbx0SuntE

• Discussion about online pressure

Josie Fraser’s Digital Literacy in Leicester

• http://www.digilitleic.com/

• Example of teacher studying this topic with students creating the resources

http://bhsdigitallit.com/