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LittleGossip – “Facebook’s bitchy little sister”
Posted on December 22nd, 2010 by Melanie Strickland, under NewsSchools will be aware of this website – as it caused a storm last month within days of coming online. LittleGossip described itself as a ‘social networking site’ – even though networking was impossible as the posts were made anonymously. Following…
Cyberspace: facing up to reality (Part 2)
Posted on November 1st, 2010 by Melanie Strickland, under Public AffairsPart 1 of this blog discussed some recent trends in children’s behaviour online, and some of the risks they are exposed to in cyberspace. These issues are germane to schools. We live in an increasingly digitised society, and to be…
Cyberspace: facing up to reality (I)
Posted on October 27th, 2010 by Melanie Strickland, under Public AffairsAt 13, I spent most of my free time loitering in the shopping centre, browsing shop windows and trying on clothes that I had no real intention of purchasing, but now the average 13 year old is much more likely…
How to get adverse material removed from a Facebook page
Posted on June 25th, 2010 by Melanie Strickland, under Briefings from ISC's ICT Strategy Group, NewsFacebook is the largest social networking site and many of your pupils are likely to have an account. Although Facebook requires users to be at least 13 years old, it is not uncommon for younger children to have accounts (so…
ICT Advice: How to get adverse material removed from websites
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by ICT Strategy Group, under Briefings from ISC's ICT Strategy GroupPupils, former pupils and parents are able to publish, true or not, material about your school or staff that is defamatory. It is very difficult for the school to have this material removed from a website. What can you to…
The Appropriate Relationship between staff and pupils in cyberspace
Posted on September 24th, 2009 by ICT Strategy Group, under Briefings from ISC's ICT Strategy Group, NewsTraditional, established and agreed boundaries between staff and pupils are being blurred by the way in which Social Networking Sites operate.
What do you need to know
- Social Networking Sites [e.g. www.Facebook.com facilitate the sharing of up-to-date personal
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