Supporting your child through ICT

School website Check your child’s class page regularly for the latest information – topics, homework, useful links etc Videos to help model particular aspects Kids zone – games to support learning

iPad Apps Math duel Hungry fish DK 10 minutes a day Maths + Fraction Basics & Zap Zap Fractions

Supporting Learning at home Mathletics (demo) – each child in KS2 has their own username and password. Spellodrome – on the ipad just type ‘spellodrome’ into the web browser and log in using your Mathletics username & password

Online Safety One in five children experience online abuse. ‘Cyberbullying is a worse problem among teenagers than drug abuse.’ Survey commissioned by Vodafone - Global YouGov survey of more than 4,700 teenagers from across the world, a fifth of those who had experienced cyberbullying said it had made them consider suicide. teenagers-worse-than-drug-abuse-says-report teenagers-worse-than-drug-abuse-says-report Of those who were bullied, almost 40% did not tell their parents, citing feelings of shame or fear.

Video Games & the Internet Latest games like Fifa, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty – play online – multiple players from around the world - players wearing head-sets for communication - can you hear the messages through your tv speakers? Be aware – who are they chatting to – friends they know? Seek permission! Children should tell you who they are playing with / chatting to in a game. - Keep a copy of the contact / user details for the friends they can play safely with online – don’t trust a username they haven’t heard of before! - set up parental settings on consoles – BT handout – set restrictions for films, apps, music children can download and use - set daily time limits ontrols%20on%20video%20game%20systems.pdf ontrols%20on%20video%20game%20systems.pdf

Facebook / Twitter & Social Media Facebook handout - check privacy settings Account details – don’t say where you live or give away your contact numbers Comments & feelings– if you wouldn’t like it said to you, then don’t type it! Photos - Do’s & Don’ts The key message - once its on the web – it’s open for all! Latest Social Media tools to be aware of:

Surfing the Web! Safe search – search settings in google: (handout)

Where to go for help online? Think U Know website: Star riders game CEOP – Cyber police – report a crime:

Hour of Code Try to teach your parents how to code using the angry birds game!