1. Maraetai Beach School Community Digital Citizenship

2. Question 1 Do Internet filter services actually work to stop people visiting blocked sites? False Proxy Servers and VPN mean that your internet filters are redundant Proxy 3. Question 2 What is the latest trend in texting? Snap chat 4. Question 3 What is the latest online question site called? Is your child using the sinister website that pits friend against friend? This week a 15- year-old boy killed himself after being hounded on it. No wonder mothers want it banned... 5. Question 4 What age does your child have to be to have a facebook account? Does facebook own everything you post? 13 Yes 6. How are generation alpha different from us 7. What is a Digital Citizen? A digital citizen: is a confident and capable user of ICT uses technologies to participate in educational, cultural, and economic activities uses and develops critical thinking skills in cyberspace is literate in the language, symbols, and texts of digital technologies is aware of ICT challenges and can manage them effectively uses ICT to relate to others in positive, meaningful ways demonstrates honesty and integrity and ethical behaviour in their use of ICT respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship 8. How we support our students Use the structure of Learn, Guide, Protect Ensure that we provide a level of protection that is adaptable to students levels and needs. Educate the students at appropriate levels as they progress through school. Model the responsible use of ICT tools and use real world contexts to facilitate student learning conversations. Have clear user agreements that support students and the community to work together to develop competent digital learners 9. How you can support your children Ensure you read and understand the user agreements and what this means for you and your child. Visit Netsafe regularly as the latest trends that may become safety problems are often highlighted with ideas for how to manage these. Be open and honest with your children and discuss dilemmas and where necessary ask for support from the school. Knowledge is power, so take time to talk to your children about what apps and sites they are using. 10. User agreement.. 11. Question and Answer session