National Cyber Security Awareness Week -this week

National Cyber Security Awareness Week and Cybersafety Summit - 30 May

Helping protect Australians online.

Read the latest Media Release

"As part of the Awareness Week, Senator Conroy today announced the development of a cybersafety guide to help protect children online, including while using social networking sites."

"Senator Conroy also announced a revised Budd:e Cyber Security Education Package for Australian primary and secondary school students. Budd:e is a key component of the Government's cyber security awareness initiative that helps Australian children adopt 

safe and secure online practices and behaviours".


Budd:e is a fun and engaging learning experience where kids play games for points, learn important cybersecurity and safety behaviours, while building their very own personalised robot or cyborg.

Budd:e (Primary) contains eight online learning activities, plus one offline activity. View "A Guide to the Primary Module."  Budd:e primary - education module
 Budd:e Secondary Budd:e for secondary schools explores advanced cybersecurity topics, including: creating content, file sharing, pop-ups, privacy, sharing, scams, spam,spyware, malware, phishing, online transactions and computer viruses. Budd:e secondary cybersecurity education module 

Teachers Resources are available.

For information on 2011 National Cyber Security Awareness Week events and activities, or a copy of Protecting Yourself Online - What Everyone Needs to Know, visit the Stay Smart Online website .


* Simple Tips to Stay Safe: 

Save those bulbs from dying too soon!!

Finds of the week!!

I plan on regularly sharing some technology resources:

             - tutorials 
             - websites of the week
             - webtools
             - online stories
thanks to the sharing of some wonderful collaborative teachers on "NSWDET" yammer.
 This weeks' SMARTboard tutorials and websites of the week come, with permission, from Laura Chaffey.

                                                  

World Environment Day 2011

Ensure your students are aware of the importance of caring, and ways to care, 

for our environment.
Each year on June 5 since 1972,  "the UNAA seeks to focus world attention on the environment, and in particular, on positive programs that work towards protecting or restoring the world's natural heritage." http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/melbourne_details.php?id=11609

World Environment Day (WED) 2011 is aimed to be the biggest, most widely celebrated, 
global day for positive, environmental action. 

Web Posters to support WEB 


Download the WED booklet

Supporting Forests 


2011 International Year of Forests
-enjoy the slideshow: 

"Celebrating Forests for People" on International Year of Forests

 Climate Change

Disasters and Conflicts

Ecosystem Management

Environmental Governance

Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste

                                                  Resource Efficiency


Classroom ideas: For those of you who like to play with words here's a quick cut and paste of environment words we once hung on a tree branch with logos:

Air  Atmosphere  Birds  Care  Clouds  Dew  Desert  Earth   Ecosystem   Ecology

Environment  Energy Future  Habitat  Glaciers  Green  Greenhouse

Innovate Involve  Lakes  Nature  Oceans  Ozone  Opportunities  Plan  Planet   Pollution 

Preserve    Progress   Protect  Rain   Re-cycle  Reduce  Re-use  Rivers  Rubbish

Salinity  Solar  Species  Share  Stars   Sustainability

Think  Tree  Truth    Water   Zero            -thanks to Jackie Hawkes.


EcoKids :Games and Activities
World environment dayon Wednesdays with Sam provides a range of activities for younger students.

National Simultaneous Storytime

National Simultaneous Storytime, now in its 11th successful year, is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

ALIA (with big thanks to Rod Clement and HarperCollins Australia) has made a number of resources and activities available to support your National Simultaneous Storytime event.

View  Feathers for Phoebe video  

Watch MountGambierLibrary celebrating National Simultaneous Storytelling.

 celebrating National Simultaneous Storytelling.

National Simultaneous Storytelling

Read about the book and the author

Teaching Notes

Visit http://www.alia.org.au/storytime/resources.html to access all of the resources listed below.


Visit National Simultaneous Storytime, now in its 11th successful year, is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

• PowerPoint and PDF versions of "Feathers for Phoebe"
• Podcast (for data projectors and IWBs)

• Audio Book / E-Reader Format
• AUSLAN Podcast
  
• Interactive Whiteboard Activities

The text of the book can be used in the following ways:

• Presented as a readers theatre.
• Presented as a story telling.
• Presented as a puppet show.
• Translated for multicultural storytimes.
• Inspiration for activity sheets and lesson plans.

Great ideas to use for the day.


Check the past NSS books.

Learning for Sustainability Video Conference Festival

Check out this great initiative! suggested by Ross Edwards
Learning for Sustainability Video Conference Festival
A festival that "aims to showcase and share best practice in pedagogy and school management in the area of environmental education and sustainability".


The Learning for Sustainability Video Conference Festival was successfully piloted in 2010 and was the recipient of various awards including a Year of Learning for Sustainability Award of Excellence.


Over 50 video conferences focusing on environmental and sustainability education will run from Monday 6th to Friday 10th June and will include presentations from teachers, students, environmental education centres, government and non government providers.


Teacher professional development sessions are free and occur before and after school. Student sessions run during normal teaching hours and cost $20 or less per session. Most video conferences will run for approximately 30 minutes plus question time.


Staff from the Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre are conducting four video conferences during the week.
· State and National Parks
· Low Waste Lunches
· Sustainability Camp for Year 4 students. The planning and the outcomes of 10 schools working together
· Developing a Green Culture for your School
Check out the extensive timetable and register now for a video conference.


Places are limited so don't delay


Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre
Farnell Avenue
AUDLEY HEIGHTS 2232
Ph: 9542 1951
Fax: 9545 4830
email: royalnatpk-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au


See North Coast Region
Karangi Public School: Learning for sustainability, Learning for the future from 2010


This festival is supported by the Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre.
The Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre (MacICT) is located at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. It is a collaborative agreement between the NSW Department of Education (DET) and Macquarie University which provides the opportunity for NSW DET schools access to the use of innovative technologies in teaching and learning.

 

Bookings for the festival are through the connections website. Visit connections for a comprehensive list of other video conference lessons that are available throughout the year.

Come along and participate in the next unconference.

What is an unconference? according to wikipedia: An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term "unconference" has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees, sponsored presentations, and top-down organization.

Styles of facilitation

An unconference can be conducted using a number of different facilitation styles. Some of these are:

• Barcamp
• Birds of a Feather
• Fishbowl (conversation)
• Knowledge Cafe
• Lightning Talks
• Open Space Technology
• Pecha Kucha
• Speed Geeking
• TeachMeet
• World Café^[4

The accompanying Law of Two Feet states, “[I]f at any time you find yourself in any situation where you are neither learning nor contributing—use your two feet and move to some place more to your liking.” http://www.digital-web.com/articles/understanding_the_unconference/

"The unconference format is based on the premise that in any professional gathering, the people in the audience—not just those selected to speak on stage—have interesting thoughts, insights, and expertise to share." Understanding the Unconference

For further information about Unconferences see the Unconference Blog. 


DERNSW The 1:1 Learning Unconference 


on 20/21 June @ Darling Harbour Sydney Convention Centre 


is now open for registration.


Follow the conference preparation and information at the following sites: 
Blog:     Twitter: @DERNSW_Official       Faceboook Fan Page     LinkedIN Group:
Further reading: Think Different: The Unconference Learning Experience                        A Tale of Two PD’s by Tom Whitby

                              

 

Free webinar on Getting Started in Prezi - 

Date and time:	Friday, 20 May 2011 2:00 am Australia Eastern Standard Time (Sydney, GMT+10:00) Change time zone
Duration:	1 hour
Description:	FOR AUDIO: you must use a phone or Skype phone to dial in to one of the free global call in numbers in the pop-up window when you join. There is NO AUTOMATIC AUDIO for this webinar. This 60-minute webinar will provide 30 minutes of hands-on training on getting started in Prezi. The next 30 minutes will be a live Q & A with the host (Chief Evangelist, Angelie Agarwal). Register for Get Started in Prezi

Privacy Awareness Week

May 1 marks the start of Privacy Awareness Week 2011. 


The theme this year is  'Privacy: it's all about you'. During Privacy Awareness Week, people are encouraged to exercise their privacy rights and to take steps to make sure their personal information is handled appropriately. 

Privacy Awareness Week is a joint Asia Pacific Privacy Authority (APPA) initiative.

The focus of this year's joint campaign with the Asia Pacific Privacy Authority (APPA) has been making everyone who uses social networking sites aware of how to protect their personal information, by utilising the privacy settings.

Remember 'PPP': protect your privacy profile.

Top 4 privacy safety tips online - You are your best protector online.

1. Information about you is valuable.  If it is not clear, ask what your information will be used for and whether it will be given to anyone else.  Find out what information your favourite online functions or apps collect about you.

2. Manage your online reputation and remember that the more embarrassing a photo is, the more likely it is to travel around the world.  Think before you post!

3. Privacy settings quickly become out of date as sites change their policies and practices.  Review your privacy settings regularly. 

4. Identity theft is big business.  Use secure internet connections if you are giving information out online and be sure who you're giving it to.

from: 

Cyber safe and savvy information sheet
How private is your profile?
Privacy: it's not a secret

7 Things You Should Know About Privacy in Web 2.0 Learning Environments | EDUCAUSE

In addition to the survey and animation on social networking and privacy developed with the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities, there is also a range of awareness materials for you to use during Privacy Awareness Week.
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse provide  ten tips below to minimize your risk of identity theft, protect your personal information and assert your rights to privacy.

1. Be assertive in guarding your privacy when you are asked to provide sensitive information that you do not feel is necessary.  If someone (including healthcare providers, government agencies and employers) asks for your personal information, ask these 5 questions:

1. Is providing my information required or voluntary? (Provide only the minimum information necessary.)
2. Why do you need this information and how will it be used?
3. Do you have a written policy regarding the request for information?
4. Who will have access to my information and how will it be protected from unauthorized access?  (Remember to ask about third parties!)
5. If, when and how will the records be discarded when they are no longer needed?

 Guard your mail.  Your mailbox often may contain letters which if lost or stolen can   result in identity theft.
 Check your credit reports. 
 Find out what’s in your consumer specialty reports.
 Avoid using debit or check cards.  Credit cards provide better consumer protections, and help protect your bank account from fraudulent activity.
 Sign up for the National Do-Not-Call List to limit unwanted telephone solicitations.   www.donotcall.gov.
 Stop pre-approved credit and insurance offers in the mail. 
Understand the benefits and risks of social networking.

NSWDE(t)C staff also have The Privacy Page which tries to explain our privacy obligations  

 as a NSW public sector organisation and to provide practical guidance to schools in how to deal with privacy issues. 
There are privacy bulletins and a link to NSWDE(t)C  privacy code of conduct available.