WinInnovates WEEK (November 20-24, 2016)
To start ahead of the ICT week, an interactive assembly was conducted by the subject leaders of ICT, along with their team leaders- Anna and Tenisha of Year 12 and Calvin and Vasu of Year 11 on the topic: Creating awareness on the use of Social Media. KS3 and KS4 students have gathered for the session and were informed about the definition of social networking, its purpose and use and the pros and cons that come along with it. Students were also given an opportunity to share their own idea of WHAT is social networking and WHY is it widely used, especially among the youths. A statistical slide was displayed to show the list of leading social networking sites and an interpreted data of its usage with regards to age, gender and hours per day. A final slide was displayed to weigh the pros and cons of the use of social media to spread awareness to the students and towards the end; an eye-opening video was shown on the topic: What has social media done to humanity? The video outlined how social media has greatly affected the world and mould our everyday routine.
*The link to the presentation is placed below the slide of pictures
*The link to the presentation is placed below the slide of pictures
https://www.emaze.com/@AWFOCTQT/use-of-social-media
Digital Citizenship For Support Staff-Organised By Ms Shalini
In this week’s digital citizenship week, we have prepared a session with the support staff to be able to spread awareness in all ages about how to stay safe online. We have given them an introduction to the topic and the basic knowledge about digital citizenship. First a video was shown to them to be able to catch their attention and make them understand the basics. After the video, a power point was then presented by Beverly, to further elaborate on the risks and responsibilities online like laws against posting rude comments and photos of other people without permission. During the presentation we asked them if they were aware about these types of rules and regulations online.
Soon after the presentation, another video was then shown and explained by Anna. The video was basically about a social experiment conducted by an internet personality. It was an experiment showing the dangers and vulnerability of children at the age of 12-14 on the internet. We hoped that this video would allow them to understand and be aware of how children could be in danger on the internet and to be able to educate them on how to avoid these scenarios. Furthermore, there were questions and advices that we had for the audience to allow better understanding of digital citizenship. The support staff was quizzed using KAHOOT.IT and Roopali was the WINNER .
After all the activities, we handed them feedback sheets to evaluate their understanding of the topic and why we held this session. We hoped that they could be an example for everyone, especially their children and how to be a good digital citizen.
Soon after the presentation, another video was then shown and explained by Anna. The video was basically about a social experiment conducted by an internet personality. It was an experiment showing the dangers and vulnerability of children at the age of 12-14 on the internet. We hoped that this video would allow them to understand and be aware of how children could be in danger on the internet and to be able to educate them on how to avoid these scenarios. Furthermore, there were questions and advices that we had for the audience to allow better understanding of digital citizenship. The support staff was quizzed using KAHOOT.IT and Roopali was the WINNER .
After all the activities, we handed them feedback sheets to evaluate their understanding of the topic and why we held this session. We hoped that they could be an example for everyone, especially their children and how to be a good digital citizen.
Cyber-safety and creating awareness on the use of social media with parents
The session began with Ms. Sanjeera (Head of Data and Innovation) talking about the newly developed robotics that was recently introduced by the school and the future plans about the improvement on the system.
The ICT Subject leaders, Anna and Calvin along with the Head Boy, Vasu conducted a talk on Cyber safety and creating social awareness about being cyber smart and social media. It was done under the guidance of Ms Shirin Farzana(Head Of ICT).The TTR was filled with eager parents willing to listen to the talk. It started off with “What is social media”? in which the parents answered “websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking”, which showed that they already had a basic understanding of what it is. Then it moved to “Why do we need social media and why do we use it?” Then to give a real insight to how much social media is being used in everyday life, interpreted data and analysis were shown on the top leading social networks.
Then the pros and cons were discussed on the usage of social media. Followed by two videos that contrasted the barriers and walls that social media has divided us as individuals on a digital scale, and the impact it has over children beginning at the ages of 12 to 14 years old. Nevertheless there was a discussion between the parents and students, along with Ms. Meenakshi (Principal) on their own personal experiences on the matter. Both students and parents were able to explain their individual perspectives on the subject and were able to put forward a few suggestions on how to limit the use of devices at home.
Finally, a Kahoot quiz was hosted to summarize and wrap up the session with the parents as participants.
The ICT Subject leaders, Anna and Calvin along with the Head Boy, Vasu conducted a talk on Cyber safety and creating social awareness about being cyber smart and social media. It was done under the guidance of Ms Shirin Farzana(Head Of ICT).The TTR was filled with eager parents willing to listen to the talk. It started off with “What is social media”? in which the parents answered “websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking”, which showed that they already had a basic understanding of what it is. Then it moved to “Why do we need social media and why do we use it?” Then to give a real insight to how much social media is being used in everyday life, interpreted data and analysis were shown on the top leading social networks.
Then the pros and cons were discussed on the usage of social media. Followed by two videos that contrasted the barriers and walls that social media has divided us as individuals on a digital scale, and the impact it has over children beginning at the ages of 12 to 14 years old. Nevertheless there was a discussion between the parents and students, along with Ms. Meenakshi (Principal) on their own personal experiences on the matter. Both students and parents were able to explain their individual perspectives on the subject and were able to put forward a few suggestions on how to limit the use of devices at home.
Finally, a Kahoot quiz was hosted to summarize and wrap up the session with the parents as participants.
Mine-craft Competition
A Minecraft competition was conducted by ICT team leaders, Saima and Si Thu and prepared a rubric and criteria booklet used for judging the works of the participants.
The students have come prepared with their replication of the school building and presented it to the judges as well as the other participants.
The students were judged based on the number of school facilities that were present in their building and how innovative, creative and realistic it was. The total points were out of 70.
Towards the end of the competition, all participants were given compliments on their talent and their skills on the gaming app and were assured that they were given 100% credit for their hard work.
The students have come prepared with their replication of the school building and presented it to the judges as well as the other participants.
The students were judged based on the number of school facilities that were present in their building and how innovative, creative and realistic it was. The total points were out of 70.
Towards the end of the competition, all participants were given compliments on their talent and their skills on the gaming app and were assured that they were given 100% credit for their hard work.
Teaching Primary Students (Year 6)
The Importance of Teaching Digital Citizenship
Ways To handle Violent Videos at Your Kid's Fingertips
(courtesy: www.commonsensemedia.org)
Device and app settings
Set preferences. Facebook and other social media allow you to choose whom to follow and, to some extent, what kinds of posts you see. Check your kid's social media settings to see what options are available to curate the feed. If certain friends always post violent, age-inappropriate posts, you can unfollow or unfriend them.
Choose your news. News feeds such as Google News let you pick which news sources and topics you're interested in. Help your tween or teen select age-appropriate sources and topics.
Turn off auto-play. Make sure violent videos don't play automatically as your kid scrolls by. Learn how to turn off auto-play on some of the most popular social media.
Turn off push notifications. You can avoid news alerts by turning off notifications on your phone and in your apps.
What to talk about
Tell kids to wait. As much as you might wish kids just wouldn't watch these videos, they will. So you have to be realistic. You can frame it for them as taking control of their experience: Explain that they have a choice of when and how to watch these videos. Tell them that the fact that the videos show up in their feeds doesn't mean they have to watch them immediately. Discuss how waiting until you're calm or with supportive friends and family can be a way of taking care of yourself. For younger kids, tell them you'd like to view these types of videos together so you can discuss them.
Practice media-literacy skills. Analyzing media, including real-life violent videos, trains kids to think critically about the information they're receiving. Real-life violent videos are so emotionally charged, kids may miss key contextual details. Ask your kids: Who are the people in the video? What are they saying? Who is their audience? Why are they recording in this manner? What information is the recording giving? What information is it leaving out?
Stay current. Though it's unlikely you will consume as much social media content as your kid, it's a good idea to stay current on pop culture. Kids might not always tell you when they've seen something disturbing, so if you know a particularly upsetting video is going around, you can proactively address it.
Help kids express their reactions. The feelings that are triggered after watching these types of videos -- fear, anger, sadness, excitement, stress -- can be confusing. Create a safe and nonjudgmental space to explore feelings to support tweens' and teens' emotional maturity.
Help your kids tap into feelings of empathy. The more media violence kids are exposed to, the more "normal" it appears. Repeated viewings can desensitize your kids to others' pain and suffering. Ask them how they'd feel in real life if someone they knew was badly hurt. Maybe your family can help support victims or a cause depicted in the video.
Remind them that real violence isn't a joke. When people get hurt, that's not entertainment. With older kids, you can talk about the social, political, and other issues contributing to the situations they're viewing.
Ask kids if they relate to the people in the video. Viewers who believe media violence "tells it like it really is" and who identify with the perpetrator may be stimulated toward violent behavior over time.
Take care of yourself. Adults, as the emotional support for kids, can have a hard time coping with real-life violent videos, too. Take a break from social media for a while (and try to get your kids to stay off, too). The stressful effect of lots of negative news can sneak up on us.
Set preferences. Facebook and other social media allow you to choose whom to follow and, to some extent, what kinds of posts you see. Check your kid's social media settings to see what options are available to curate the feed. If certain friends always post violent, age-inappropriate posts, you can unfollow or unfriend them.
Choose your news. News feeds such as Google News let you pick which news sources and topics you're interested in. Help your tween or teen select age-appropriate sources and topics.
Turn off auto-play. Make sure violent videos don't play automatically as your kid scrolls by. Learn how to turn off auto-play on some of the most popular social media.
Turn off push notifications. You can avoid news alerts by turning off notifications on your phone and in your apps.
What to talk about
Tell kids to wait. As much as you might wish kids just wouldn't watch these videos, they will. So you have to be realistic. You can frame it for them as taking control of their experience: Explain that they have a choice of when and how to watch these videos. Tell them that the fact that the videos show up in their feeds doesn't mean they have to watch them immediately. Discuss how waiting until you're calm or with supportive friends and family can be a way of taking care of yourself. For younger kids, tell them you'd like to view these types of videos together so you can discuss them.
Practice media-literacy skills. Analyzing media, including real-life violent videos, trains kids to think critically about the information they're receiving. Real-life violent videos are so emotionally charged, kids may miss key contextual details. Ask your kids: Who are the people in the video? What are they saying? Who is their audience? Why are they recording in this manner? What information is the recording giving? What information is it leaving out?
Stay current. Though it's unlikely you will consume as much social media content as your kid, it's a good idea to stay current on pop culture. Kids might not always tell you when they've seen something disturbing, so if you know a particularly upsetting video is going around, you can proactively address it.
Help kids express their reactions. The feelings that are triggered after watching these types of videos -- fear, anger, sadness, excitement, stress -- can be confusing. Create a safe and nonjudgmental space to explore feelings to support tweens' and teens' emotional maturity.
Help your kids tap into feelings of empathy. The more media violence kids are exposed to, the more "normal" it appears. Repeated viewings can desensitize your kids to others' pain and suffering. Ask them how they'd feel in real life if someone they knew was badly hurt. Maybe your family can help support victims or a cause depicted in the video.
Remind them that real violence isn't a joke. When people get hurt, that's not entertainment. With older kids, you can talk about the social, political, and other issues contributing to the situations they're viewing.
Ask kids if they relate to the people in the video. Viewers who believe media violence "tells it like it really is" and who identify with the perpetrator may be stimulated toward violent behavior over time.
Take care of yourself. Adults, as the emotional support for kids, can have a hard time coping with real-life violent videos, too. Take a break from social media for a while (and try to get your kids to stay off, too). The stressful effect of lots of negative news can sneak up on us.