Notes taken from his presentation
Teachers are often left cleaning up the misuse of internet due to the failure of parents not putting restrictions on at home.
Teachers protecting themselves - keeping themselves safe
Rule of optimism - can lead to more harm than good.
If you have concerns...
Don't think what if you are wrong, think what if you are right.
Child protection policy - do we have one???? YES
It is barely impossible to not have contact with a child that needs some kind of protection (based on poverty, abuse statistics in NZ).
Make sure that nobody has access to laptop/device by any children, family
Important that teachers don't have social media connections to students.
Need a statement - saying that no student may take photos or videos of staff/other students.
Sign once - show twice
Send Policy home to be signed - send it home again later in the year as a reminder.
ICT policy - 95% should be behaviour focused
Our profession needs to become less apologetic - it is often not our fault - don't need to apologise - defend yourself. We have not failed - your son/daughter has made a poor choice. It becomes a teachable moment - it is not the fault of technology or IT
Capable Guardian - parents that are already Police Vetted already that will help with school trips etc. Attach this question to enrolment form to gain more parents.
Two most important rooms in a democracy - are the living room and the classroom.
Duty of Care - Importance of Teacher looking after themselves - keeping themselves safe.
He had very kind words to say about teaching and the impact that we have on children's lives.
Based on John's presentation, these are the things that I would like to follow up with
ICT Users Agreement - see if Skype and emails are included in it.
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