4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
Describe strategies that support students’ well-being and safety working within school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements
Students must abide by the Department of Education policy Agreement on ICT usage. Breaking any of the rules in the agreement, may result in disciplinary action, determined by the principal in accordance with the Department’s Student Behaviour Policy and Procedures.
Acceptable usage agreement (primary students (Years 3-6)
If you use the online services of the Department of Education you must agree to the following rules:
updated 27 October 2017
Using ICT safely, responsibly and ethicallyCybersmart is a government initiative that supports schools in teaching students how to by cyber-smart and use the internet safely. The program addresses four capabilities:
Digital Media Literacy
Digital media literacy is the ability to access, understand and participate in or create content by using digital media. Students are introduced to appropriate online content and places such as:
Positive Online Behaviours
Positive online behaviour is the ability to develop positive, appropriate and constructive online relationships with peers, family and strangers in a variety of mediums. Concepts for positive online behaviour include:
Respectful communication/netiquette
Cyberbullying
Peer and Personal Safety
Peer and personal safety involves developing protective behaviours while using a range of online media including social networking.
Concepts for peer and personal safety include:
Protective behaviours
e-Security
e-Security is protecting ones personal information online. It involves both electronic security and online security.
Describe strategies that support students’ well-being and safety working within school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements
Students must abide by the Department of Education policy Agreement on ICT usage. Breaking any of the rules in the agreement, may result in disciplinary action, determined by the principal in accordance with the Department’s Student Behaviour Policy and Procedures.
Acceptable usage agreement (primary students (Years 3-6)
If you use the online services of the Department of Education you must agree to the following rules:
- I will use the school computer only with the permission of a teacher.
- I will follow all instructions from teachers when using school computers.
- I will not let anybody else know my password.
- I will not let others logon and/ or use my online services account unless it is with the teacher’s permission.
- I will not access other people’s online services accounts.
- I know that I am responsible for anything that happens when my online services account is used.
- I will tell my teacher if I think someone is using my online services account.
- I know that the school and the Department of Education may see anything I send or receive using email or online file storage services.
- I will make sure that any email that I send or any work that I wish to have published is polite, carefully written, well presented and is not harmful to other students (i.e. it does not contain material that is pornographic, racist, sexist, inflammatory, hateful, obscene or abusive nature or which promotes illegal activities or violence).
- If I use other people’s work (including items taken from the Internet) as part of my own research and study I will always acknowledge them.
- I will obtain permission from the copyright owner for the use of their works if I included them as part of a portfolio for employment, entry for a competition or any other uses other than for private research and study.
- If I find any information that is inappropriate or makes me feel uncomfortable I will tell a teacher about it. Examples of inappropriate content include violent, racist, sexist, or pornographic materials, or content that is offensive, disturbing or intimidating or that encourages dangerous or illegal activity.
- I will not reveal personal information, including names, addresses, photographs, credit card details and telephone numbers of myself or others.
- I will not damage or disable the computers, computer systems or computer networks of the school, the Department of Education or any other organisation.
- I will be mindful of the possible problems caused by sharing or transmitting large files online, and for sharing other people’s copyright online e.g. music and video files.
updated 27 October 2017
Using ICT safely, responsibly and ethicallyCybersmart is a government initiative that supports schools in teaching students how to by cyber-smart and use the internet safely. The program addresses four capabilities:
- Digital media literacy
- Positive online communication
- Peer and personal safety and
- e-Security
Digital Media Literacy
Digital media literacy is the ability to access, understand and participate in or create content by using digital media. Students are introduced to appropriate online content and places such as:
- Analysing online symbols
- Identifying avatars as online constructs
- Violence in games does not reflect real life behaviours
- Compares strangers in the physical world to strangers online.
Positive Online Behaviours
Positive online behaviour is the ability to develop positive, appropriate and constructive online relationships with peers, family and strangers in a variety of mediums. Concepts for positive online behaviour include:
Respectful communication/netiquette
- Including not excluding
- Appropriate language to others
- Being kind when online
- Trusted adults and online help
- Personal information—protecting it.
- Appropriate contact
- Adult supervision
- Sharing personal information
- Responding to unwelcome contact.
Cyberbullying
- Identifying forms
- Responding to
- Preventing
- Role of bystander -A popular strategy in the prevention of bullying and unacceptable behaviour is bystander training. This form of prevention strategy trains bystander students to behave in a supportive way to students who are being bullied or harmed, and to intervene where feasible. Bystander training should build students’ skills and enable them to challenge the actions of those inflicting the harm.
Bystander action is particularly effective in incidents of cyberbullying, such as sending a supportive email or message to the person being bullied. A useful resource is Bullying Solutions: Evidence-based approaches to bullying in Australian Schools, McGrath, H. and Noble, T. (eds) (2005), Pearson Education, Sydney. - Reporting.
Peer and Personal Safety
Peer and personal safety involves developing protective behaviours while using a range of online media including social networking.
Concepts for peer and personal safety include:
Protective behaviours
- Privacy
- Grooming process
- Identifying feeling unsafe
- Trusted adults and online help
- Personal ID —protecting it.
e-Security
e-Security is protecting ones personal information online. It involves both electronic security and online security.
- email, spam, pop-ups, viruses.
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