I came across two things this week that can help teachers with
supporting good use of online spaces. For some teachers
effective understanding of online spaces and places in terms of
good information practice is still a bit of a fantasy tale –
like finding Platform 9 3/4 for Hogwarts! So the following guide
is well worthwhile distributing to your school community. Net
Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online, gives adults
practical tips to help kids navigate the online world. Net
Cetera covers what parents and teachers need to know, and issues
to raise with kids about living their lives online. What about
the big student magnet – Google? Google published its five
privacy principles for International Data Privacy Day on the
28th January. OK, I admit that this is the other side of the
coin. However, it is important to understand exactly what our
major online tools consider as important to their product –
driven by business forces – as the fact that online tools are
extensions of our kids brains means educa