New Resources for Parents

We've just added some files to the Correspondence section on our website.

These are some documents designed to help parents with managing the safety of their children when accessing online resources from home.

Included are a Digital Safety Pack from Smoothwall, A Home Safe Pack from Safer Schools, and a guide on the app House Party from National Online Safety.

National Online Safety: Fortnite Song

With the holiday approaching, and as part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign, National Online Safety has teamed up with MusicAlternative to launch a Fortnite online safety song.

The song encourages parents and carers to "stay switched on" to online dangers when their children are playing Fortnite.

Have a listen to the song below:

Internet safety workshops

PSCO's will be in school tomorrow to deliver Internet safety workshops to KS2 classes. They  will be using CEOP video clips. We very much appreciate their involvement in school.

Safer Internet Day

It's Safer Internet Day today! #SID2014

Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.

To get some advice on e-safety, take a quiz or download some really useful resources, head over to the Safer Internet Day 2014 page now!

ICT Club Create Talking Avatars!

In Moor Hall ICT Club, we have been creating talking avatars using Voki and our Easi-Speak microphones. See some of our examples below:











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More avatar creations from ICT Club!

This week in ICT Club, we have been continuing our work with avatars. Here are some more of our creations:

ICT Club design their own avatars!

Today in ICT Club, we have been creating our own avatars using a range of websites and Paint programs. Avatars are useful to use online to protect our identities.

Some of the avatars we made are shown below - can you guess who they are?

Hector's World - Internet Safety

This week ICT Club have been learning about Internet Safety.

They have enjoyed spending some time exploring "Hector's World", a cybersafety initiative designed to help young people learn about safe online practices and digital citizenship. Why not click on the Hector's World logo opposite to visit and take a look for yourself?


We also discussed Hector's World Safety Button, which helps to protect you when you're on the computer:

"After you have installed the Button, a Hector's World character will swim in the top right-hand corner of your computer screen.
If you see something that makes you feel confused or scared when you are using the computer, you can click on Hector (or one of his friends) to cover the screen while you get some help."

Hector's World Safety Button can be downloaded from this website, or by clicking on Hector below.

Internet Safety Presentations For Parents

Want to know about keeping your children safe on the internet?

Take a look at this flyer, detailing a couple of presentations being put on specifically for parents at Mere Green Community Centre.

If you would like more information, please contact:
Amanda Lansdown, Four Oaks Cluster and Children’s Centre
0121 323 1121, alansdown@arthurterry.bham.sch.uk


You can also visit the Four Oaks Cluster e-Safety Website for useful links and information. This site was designed by staff in the cluster specifically for use by parents and children to have one place to access all the information.