1. Digital Safeguarding
David Horton

2. Aspects of Safeguarding
“Appropriate” Filtering (& Prevent)
“Appropriate” Monitoring (& Prevent)
Digital Addiction
Pupil training
Staff training
Parent training
Get the tech to help

3. What is “Appropriate” Filtering?
Have a web filter (including Prevent)
Test it (yes, actually test it)
Love the false positive
Protection, not prevention
Illusion

4. What is “Appropriate” Monitoring?
A compromise
Activity Logs
Physical monitoring
More illusion

5. Managing Digital “Addiction”
Habit
Addiction
Possible Symptoms
Keeps fiddling
Separation anxiety
Withdrawal symptoms
Possible Causes
Boredom
FOMO
Adrenaline
Dopamine
Sleep deprivation
Minor
Major
Classroom Management
Hands off / remove device from view
Set expectations
Maybe remove device
Treatment
Form new habits
Intervention
Identify times for tech usage
Small, frequent digital detoxes

6. Pupil Training The classics (sharing, sexting etc.) Privacy
Digital Tattoo
Metadata and profiling
Fake News
Clickbait

7. Staff Training Agreed classroom management strategies
Ban technophobic language
Walk in the kids’ shoes
Resistance is futile
Do not invalidate the kids’ experiences just because you don’t share or understand them

8. Parent Training Try every communication method Filters
Parental controls for gaming
You have one sanction: use it and use it hard
Form habits while they’re young
Team up
Be strong, set expectations and be consistent

9. Getting the tech to help
Everything is recorded
Bring your data together under one roof
Use tools designed to help
Children communicate electronically
Make your systems rigorous

10. Knowledge is power, lacking it is weakness
Keep up with technology
Keep up with major games
Keep up with social media
Girls generally seek affirmation
Boys generally seek distraction
Don’t be Grandma

11. Yours Truly… 07967 021170 david@educate-innovate.com