Safer internet Lidija Kralj

Children's safety on the Internet

- development of the school curriculum

Lidija Kralj, teacher & project managerOŠ Veliki Bukovec, Croatia

Project IPA IPA4.1.3.1.06.01.c07 financed by European Union from European Social Fund

Generations X, Y, Z,…

• should get prepared for everyday interaction with information and communication technology (ICT).

• Council of the European Union included digital competence in key competencies which each person needs to possess in order to adapt to the rapidly changing world.

• along with knowledge and skills, include critical attitude toward the responsible use of ICT.


Currently in Croatia

• Not even the minimum of children's knowledge about appropriate and safe use of internet is obligatory

• Only few Croatian schools has developed an acceptable use policy regarding the use of ICT and mobile devices in schools


UNICEF research in Croatia, 2011• 85% of children have Internet access at home, • favorite activities on the Internet are seeking

entertainment, communication with friends, • use of social networking sites • while using the internet for research and

learning are less frequent• 34% of children experienced some form of

electronic violence


EU Kids online, 2011

• average age of first internet use is seven, • 93% of children aged 9 - 16 use internet

daily or several times a week• 55% of them have public profiles with

personal information published on social networks.

• 12% of European children say that they have been bothered or upset by something on the internet.


Our obligations• Children should be prepared to use computers

and the Internet, • get advice appropriate to their age, with

emphasis on visibility and public availability of their personal information on the Internet, various nasty, malicious and harmful effects which happen in online communication

• while encouraging creativity and lifelong learning through the exploration and learning through the Internet.


Project Children's safety on the Internet

• 16-month European Union-funded project• Beneficiary : OŠ Veliki Bukovec• Partners: • OŠ „Mato Lovrak” from Nova Gradiška, • OŠ Popovača, • OŠ Gripe from Split, • OŠ „Mladost” from Osijek


Associates

• Hrvatska akademska i istraživačka mreža, CARNet• Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanje• Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka• Udruga „Suradnici u učenju”• Brodsko-posavska županija• Općine Veliki i Mali Bukovec• Gradska i sveučilišna knjižnica Osijek• Grad i Turistički ured Nova Gradiška


• Take place in CroatiaAugust 2013 - December 2014.

• Budget: 326.059,60 €

• Target groups: • directly - 220 students, 220 parents,

200 teachers• indirectly – 2700 students and parents,

2500 teachers


The project objectives are:

• to develop learning outcome-based (Croatian Qualifications Framework) school curriculum area for children's safety on the Internet which will enable holistic approach involving students, parents and teachers on the same goal;

• to develop and implement appropriate pedagogical and didactical model for student centered learning which will make the most of teachers' potentials and new technology strength;


The project objectives are: • to improve primary school teachers’ educational skills and

expertise so they could apply the new methodologies for student centered learning and principles of CROQF in their work;

• to improve students’ digital competences and encourage children to assume responsibility for their own safety as much as possible with focus¸on empowerment, emphasizing responsible behavior and digital citizenship;

• to raise students, teachers, parents and general public awareness and understanding of issues relating to the children’s safety online in synergy with the EU policies.


Project phases

• First 6 months - Research phase - pedagogical team of teachers

• Next 6 months - Development phase - all teachers are trained in 5 workshops -

cascade training- Pedagogical team work on development and publishing of school curriculum area

• 2 months - Testing and improvement phase • Last 2 months - Dissemination phase


Research phase• Pedagogical team individually &• 2 study visits - Belgium - Insafe and European Schoolnet, • United Kingdom, to schools which have perennial

experience in development of school curriculum and implementation of topics about e-safety in teaching ICT and other subjects and acceptable use policies implemented.

• 2 workshops (Plitvička jezera and Đurđevac) related to e-safety, EU policies and strategies, curriculum development, determining learning outcomes and learner-centered educational methods and strategies for curriculum development.


Insafe, European Schoolnet, Brisel• esafety & Kids – Veronica Donoso• esafety label – Sylvia Hartinger • esafety policy at an EU level – Janice

Richardson • Legal aspects of esafety – Ellen Stassart• Resources and youth participation – Anni

Siltanen• Future Classroom Lab – Benjamin Hertz

Projekt IPA IPA4.1.3.1.06.01.c07 Sufinancira Europska unija iz Europskog socijalnog fonda

UK schools - London & Bradford• Royal Masonic School• The Innovation Centres • Greengates Primary School• Bankfoot Primary School• Samuel Lister Academy• Digital Professionalism workshop• 360 e-safety tool • National Media museum


First workshop - Plitvička jezera• e-safety, EU policies and strategies,

curriculum development• Karl Hopwood, UK• Igor Smud, CARNet• Renata Ivanković, CARNet• Gordana Sokol, Suradnici u učenju• Igor Vulje, AZOP


Second workshop - Đurđevac

• curriculum development, • determining learning outcomes • learner-centered educational methods • planned strategies for curriculum development

• Slavko Petrinšak, UF, Osijek• Željka Knezović i Viktorija Hržica, AZOO


Mobile learning lab

• Set for each school• Interactive whiteboard (Hitachi Starboard)• 24 tablet computers (Acer Iconia W510)• Use in any classrom or outside• For students aged 7 – 14 (touch & type)• Windows 8.1 + Office 2013


School curriculum

• four courses addressing one of four age groups in primary schools:

• students aged 7-8, • 9-10, • 11-12 • and 13-14.

• to enable the creation of age appropriate contents and methods in balance with available resources for this project.


Sets of teaching/learning materials• Textbooks for students, • Multimedia resources,• Teachers' guides• Guides for parents.

• Digital versions freely available on petzanet.HR


Age & knowledge appropriate• Learning objects in form of text,

hypertext, pictures, animated stories, videos, audios, computer games, social games, coloring pages, photos, interactive quizzes, learning quests.

• Colorful characters - unique and recognizable multimedia representations.

• Responsive design


School curriculum area for children's safety on the Internet• vertically adjusted in five units:

• Information, • Communication, • Content creation,• Safety, • Problem solving

• as recommended in EU Framework for Developing and Understanding Digital Competence in Europe.


Some of the topics

• personal data protection, e-mail phishing and scams, netiquette,

• online communication and collaboration, risks on social networks, responsible use of mobile devices,

• sharing and authoring rights, identity theft, digital footprints, e-portfolios and online presence,

• evaluation of information on the Internet, how to protect computer and family,

• prevention of cyberbullying.


Projekt IPA IPA4.1.3.1.06.01.c07 financed by European Union from European Social Fund

Testing and evaluation

• School curriculum would be tested and evaluated by two sides - schools which take part in project and external advisors.

• Pilot testing will be performed with 220 students and 220 parents - 2 classes from each participating schools.

• After feedback and recommendations, school curriculum would be adjusted and prepared for publication and further implementation


International support


Awareness raising campaign •workshops, exhibitions, lectures, interactive round tables, articles, radio and TV shows

•on local, regional and national level•Connecting schools with local community


Impact

•5 schools implemented curriculum•2700 students •2700 parents •218 teachers trained •2500 teachers in 5 counties•planed


The long-term project objective

• reach every single primary school in Croatia through different national seminars and online publication.

• Awareness raising campaign will set model to help other schools in establishing connection between school and local community on common goal of protecting children on the Internet.


Projekt IPA IPA4.1.3.1.06.01.c07 financed by European Union from European Social Fund

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