The Association of Directors of Children’s Services HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN Richard Stiff Chair of Information Systems and Technology Policy Committee – ADCS Deputy Chief Executive and DCS North Lincolnshire

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services OVERVIEW The ADCS ICT Defining E-Safety The On-Line Environment Access and Safeguarding Opportunities Final Thoughts

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Access to technology at home benefits learners in a range of different ways: Improving learning and achievement Motivating and engaging children Encouraging independence and creativity Connecting learning at school and at home Helping parents and carers get more involved.

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services The government's vision is to ensure that all pupils aged 5-19, in state maintained education in England, have the opportunity to have access to computers and internet connectivity for education at home

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Next Generation Home packages will be available for purchase by all The package will include a user device, internet connectivity and service wrapper Let’s think about home…..

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Foster care Adoption Informal arrangements Residential care

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services ACCESS SAFEGUARDING TWO KEY ISSUES….

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services E-safety

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services DEFINING E-SAFETY E-Safety refers to: ‘all fixed and mobile technologies that children and young people may encounter, now and in the future, which allow them access to content and communications that could raise issues or pose risks to their wellbeing and safety’. ‘Safeguarding Children On-Line’ BECTA

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Content - sexual, racist, violent unreliable/ bigoted i.e. safety of children’s minds Commerce - scams, phishing and pharming, downloads which steal information from users ! Contact - via interactive technologies – IM, chat, multiplayer games Culture – bullying, camera phones, blogging, social networking …..

Accessed anywhere anytime Easy to communicat e with friends and family Wide and flexible range of information Presentation A key skill for life Personalised Learning Why do we and our young people use ICT? Motivational and fun ICT IN CONTEXT Threat of physical danger or abuse

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services THE INTERNET AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES Internet Our spaceYour space Their space

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services BLOGS Podcasting Instant messaging Gaming sites Social networking Chat Rooms Mobile phones Video broadcasting Music Download sites Wikies What next ??? Text P2P file-sharing

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Camera phones Text messages MP3 player Mobile TV Mobile phones Downloads Internet access Anytime  Anywhere Chat and IM

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Video broadcasting Video sharing websites are where users can upload, view and share video clips Videos can be rated and the number of times viewed recorded Video recorded with mobile phones can easily upload YouTube is one of the ten most popular websites

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Social networking Based on the idea of networking with friends and friends of friends In March 2006 MySpace (Rupert Murdoch owned) overtook the BBC website in visitor numbers and now has 5.2 million UK users In its first year Bebo attracted 21.4 million registered users worldwide US banned social networking sites within all public institutions

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services E-SAFETY: KEY RISKS Content - sexual, racist, violent unreliable/ bigoted i.e. safety of children’s minds Commerce - scams, phishing and pharming, downloads which steal information from users ! Contact - via interactive technologies – IM, chat, multiplayer games Culture – bullying, camera phones, blogging, social networking …..

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services E-mentoring in North Lincolnshire Transition issues The Brightside Trust User experience

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The Association of Directors of Children’s Services The opportunities are limitless……the only limit is our imagination FINAL THOUGHTS

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services But…… FINAL THOUGHTS

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The Association of Directors of Children’s Services ‘..the risks do not merit a moral panic, and nor do they warrant seriously restricting children’s internet use because this would deny them the many benefits of the internet. Indeed, there are real costs to lacking internet access or sufficient skills to use it.’

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services ‘ However, the risks are nonetheless widespread, they are experienced by many children as worrying or problematic, and they do warrant serious intervention by government, educators, industry and parents.’