Web+Safety

=**__ Hi there Mum, Dad and all learners @ TAPS__**= Here are some really important facts about the safe use of the growing interest in the world wide web. We all have a responsibility to keep ourselves safe in this global village where communication from computer to computer is growing. || Digital Safety @ Te Awamutu Primary School - see attcahed the DRAFT Internet Safety form || Following is a list of what is on offer. This bank of resources will be added to over Term 4 and you will be informed of updates in school newsletters. Ever wondered what the term social networking means? [|Click here for some definitions of some of the new technologies our children use]. Other items for parents and children to view include: [|NetGuide for Parents]**- a magazine with articles, ideas and tips for helping you encourage safety and ethical use in the home. Includes information about mobile phones and other devices. **Available for only $7.95** from [|magshop.co.nz] We think this magazine is so good we purchased a copy for the library so parents can borrow it! || It includes puzzles, storybooks and more! || Netsafe staff have advised us and provided useful feedback about the design of our digital safety guidelines. [|netsafe.org.nz] Hector's Button- for parents. = = =How Does Family Watchdog Make it Safe? http://www.watchdog.net.nz/= We estimate that over 2000 inappropriate sites are added to the Internet every day.//**Watchdog uses the latest technology to:**//* Monitor and block offensive web (HTTP) and file transfer (FTP) sites. * Monitor and block P2P (peer-to-peer) sites In August 2004, Trevor Mallard, the Minister of Education, announced that Watchdog had been approved as a supplier of a managed internet service for state and state-integrated schools.Watchdog, already the leading supplier of filtered Internet services to New Zealand schools over the last 5 years, is now funded by the MoE to supply your school with its CampusNet service. This means that it is //**absolutely free to all state and state-integrated schools**//! AND you can use this service alongside almost any Internet Service Provider/connection type....Watchdog do NOT have to be your ISP (in this instance, a static IP address is required). Our service comprises of: [|Web Filtering] – the same service that Watchdog has previously provided to schools under its Campus Watchdog brand, this allows schools to control the sites that are accessed through their Internet connection. [|Email Filtering] – the same service that Watchdog has previously provided to schools under its MailWatch brand, this allows schools to control their incoming emails in regard to spam, viruses, attachments and content. [|Firewall] – a new service from Watchdog whereby a pre-configured firewall unit is provided to the school to be managed by Watchdog to protect the school network from external attacks. ||  ||
 * __**DRAFT Internet Safety form:**__
 * Digital Safety at Te Awamutu Primary School is an important area of everyone's learning. We are using this term to replace what used to be referred to as 'online safety'. There are a wide range of technologies that children have access to, and that parents need to be aware of. ||
 * || Watchdog: http://www.watchdog.net.nz/ || **Contact Us** 0508 WATCHDOG ||
 * || Net Safe: http://www.netsafe.org.nz/home/home_default.aspx ||  ||
 * NZ Police: http://www.police.govt.nz/ ||  ||
 * [|**Digital Safety Guidelines**]- this is a copy of the booklet coming home for parents to go through with their children. It forms the basis for us working together to help your child be safe, aswell as help them develop into a discerning and ethical user of digital technologies.
 * - this is an form for parents to explain to their children, sign and return to school. It lasts for the duration your child(ren) is/are at Te Awamutu Primary School.
 * **Discussion starters** - Coming soon. This is a list of questions you could pose over dinner, or when you are using the internet at home with your children. These questions are intended to help you guide your family as they learn to be safe, ethical and responsible users of digital technologies.
 * Great Resources || Online tutorials || Web Site Links ||
 * **[[image:http://www.fendalton.school.nz/digitalsafety/images/netguide4parents2006.jpg width="90" height="118" align="center" caption="NetGuide for Parents" link="http://magshop.co.nz/NetGuide_for_Parents.htm"]]
 * [|Hector's World]- an excellent site to teach kids about online safety.
 * [|Netsafe is]NZs main site to educate people about online safety.
 * Monitor and block Internet searches for pornography.
 * Monitor newsgroups (NNTP) and block any offensive ones.
 * Allow users to request sites be added to our blocking list if they are not listed already.
 * Allow users to request that blocked sites be unblocked if it is considered that they have been blocked incorrectly.
 * Filter email for objectionable content
 * Filter email from known objectionable sources. || School Solutions || [[image:http://www.watchdog.net.nz/templates/watch/images/printButton.png align="middle" caption="Print" link="http://www.watchdog.net.nz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=68"]] ||
 * =What is CampusNet?=