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Hi We are an Apple school and also a special school with a broad range of abilities and ages. At the moment we have a transparent proxy because of the iPads (each pupil has one), we have a smoothwall wfs and can use the inbuilt reporting software to gain a report on any concerns that have been raised. How can we be sure who has actually done the deed? any suggestions for the best setup appreciated! Cheers Steve

Hello, We have LanSchool v8.0.0.42 installed across our site. Have both LanSchool Connection Server and LanSchool Report Server installed on separate servers. It all appears to be logging when you browse to the web interface but how do you go about exporting data from it? I can view and filter data but would like the following. How can I export websites visited by a single user export a list of students who accessed a certain website set e safety alerts It seems really laggy when browsing on the web interface. Anyone have any tips for getting data? Thank you.

To quote the Kent eSafety Officer, Becci Avery, from her blog post: The new Digital Parenting Magazine is on its way! | Kent e-Safety – Safer Online "The new issue of Digital Parenting has arrived! With all new content, it’s a great resource to use with and give to parents and carers and as before, it’s completely free for schools to order. There’s a maximum order of 250 per school and you can order your copies here: Vodafone Digital Parenting magazine waiting list | The Parent Zone | Making life easier for parents (If that link fails, go to The Parent Zone | Making life easier for parents and the link is on the front page.) The Parent Zone are expecting copies to the warehouse at the end of May and will be sending them out as fast as they can! Any queries about Digital Parenting Issue 3 or The Parent Zone’s Parenting in the Digital Age programme, please contact help(at)theparentzone.co.uk" This magazine is a fantastic eSafety resource for parents, but you need to order now (shove the boxes under your desk if you won't need them until September) otherwise you will be disappointed.

Hi, Our Music department wants to use twitter to update the children on rehearsal times, show times ect. Does anyone have a policy in place for the use of twitter by the school? Or does anyone see any problems with it. If you are able to turn off direct messaging, (which I’m sure you can) then the content is only one way from Teacher to student. Any thoughts? Nick

I was recently asked to give some advice to a school who were holding a parents evening/forum, I thought these may be useful to some of you: 1. Age is not a consideration. Children are using technology in truly innovative ways at younger and younger ages and therefore the risks and issues are applicable to everyone. Clearly the younger children will need to be guided more as they may lack the ability to risk assess. 2. A balanced approach is required between explaining the risks and dangers, and the fun and enjoyment of ICT. I have seen countless parent and school talks given whereby the speaker was trying to do the right thing but concentrated far too much on the dangers. I have witnessed parents react in a knee-jerk fashion and banned their children from PC’s, Xbox, mobile phone etc. 3. ICT is a toolbox of many tools. You and I will use ICT for professional purposes and we will both use a range of tools to fulfil our work requirements. Children and young people use ICT because it is fun. It is fun to play, it is fun to learn with: in many situations it makes the teaching and learning easier, collaborative and more productive. However many adults will shy away at the sheer mention of computers or technology for a variety of reasons: have never used it; don’t ever want to use it; scared of it; were not brought up with it; had a bad experience of it…..etc. Therefore you will need to tailor your forum to take in this broad spectrum of individuals. 4. Esafety is not about ICT in the same way that a bank robbery is not about the getaway car, it is just the mode of transport, the medium for the doing. 5. When you have given your presentation be prepared that some parents may be horrified and will demand to know what you are doing about it in school. Stress how you embed esafety into your school. Esafety is not a subject in its own right: it is not dissimilar to health and safety whereby it affects everything that we do everywhere. Therefore online safety is embedded into every area of the curriculum and school life in general. The children are taught to risk assess, they are taught what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. 6. Parents may be left wondering what they can do at home to help, or to be aware of what their child is doing. It is important to stress that much of esafety is about common sense. There is nothing new about any of the risks and dangers, the internet simply allows for a much larger audience in a number of different ways. Here are the 6 most important tips for parents (in my opinion): a. Try to understand the technology so you can talk in an informed manner with your child b. Understand how your children are interacting on the internet, using what – talk to them! c. Tell children that people may not be who they seem, if not sure ask d. Talk to children about what personal information is, what they can and cannot give out e. Learn how to use security settings within I.E., Playstation etc for assurance f. Most important of all – engage, learn, enjoy, use common sense. If in doubt, seek somebody out!

Hello all. I have acquired a free delegate place at eSafety Live 2012 in London on the 20th of March. South West Grid for Learning Trust - Home Park Crescent Conference Centre Great Portland Street London If anyone can genuinely get the time off work and travel to London for the event, why not make it known and I can save you school the £50 fee. I guess if there are a few of you interested, I'll have to give it on a first come first served basis. Workshops include: Teaching Internet Safety in Primary and Secondary Schools Technology in School: The Legal Landscape and the Police Perspective Protecting Your Professional Identity Embracing The Mobile Internet Facebook Safety and Security ‘Playing it Safe’: keeping children safe online with games at home and in education I'm really looking forward to the event, and hope to see a few edugeekers there.

Professionals Online Safety Helpline - Safer Internet Centre available to all professionals who work with children and young people, via telephone on 0844 3814772, Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm, or alternatively you can email at any time on helpline(at)saferinternet.org.uk

Hi Guys, We need a email filtering solution hbat will be better at detecting E Safety events instead of exchange having a word list. What do you guys do or use? Thanks Ash