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consider their e-safety, not take risks and think about the consequences of their actions whilst online. The majority of risk will come from interaction with other, unknown agencies when gaming, using the internet, etc. but we have to distinguish risk from harm as the majority of these interactions are harmless as long as things like age restrictions on games are adhered to when downloading/playing, access to anonymous chat rooms and the like are blocked, they’re taught what is acceptable behaviour – from them and towards them and they know who to go to if they have a concern.
MP: Tablets for Schools research has shown that schools that properly prepare their pupils prior to receiving these transformational devices are much beter equipped to stay safe online. 82% of the 3,500 secondary school boys and girls surveyed using 1:1 tablets, said that the ongoing programme of training on internet safely had equipped them to stay safe online. The key is preparing teachers, pupils and parents about the amazing power but also the dangers. It is all in the preparation!
SM: Yes. Provided that the tablets are utilised with the right software and firewalls I cannot see any serious security risks and more than the risks of using pen and paper.
DT: These days many children have access to the internet on their phones both inside and outside school. By making the use of information technology a frequent, routine part of their daily work in school we are able to reinforce the safety messages as we work. Our job is to prepare students to live safely and to succeed in the world. We believe in making the safe exploration of technology part of their learning experience in school.
Are tablets a substitute for traditional teaching methods, or do they enhance them?
LC: In our classrooms tablets are another tool in the teachers’ and pupils’ toolkits. They’re used as necessary but shouldn’t be used for the sake of it. If a topic or activity warrants their use, fine. If they’ll actually hinder progress because it might be faster to look for the information in a book, draw a mindmap by hand, etc. then they’re not the right tool to use at that moment in time. What do we mean by traditional any more though? It’s becoming traditional for us to dip into the use of tablets to respond to the insightful and sometimes tangential questions that pupils pose. It’s excellent to be able to go ‘off plan’ and research an area because a pupil has brought up an interesting question.
MP: A tablet will never replace an inspirational teacher, nor should it! But 81% of teachers trained in how to use these transformational devices tell us that they saw a dramatic and positive change in the pedagogical learning of pupils. Most of all though, teachers report collaborative learning as one of the greatest benefits of introducing 1:1 tablets. 75% of
“Children need to be taught about risk. Parents and teachers teach them not to cross the road without checking it’s safe, we also need to teach them to consider their e-safety”
Tablet image overleaf: Twiter image –Rosaura Ochoa
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