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Welcome to the August edition of Becoming eSmartWhat’s in this edition?

Australia's 150th eSmart SchoolSchool's to achieve eSmart status in JulyStawell - Australia's first community set to become eSmartBrookside gets smarter with eSmart Status school spotlighteSmart resourceseSmart trainingStay updated - 'appy hour, latest research, resources and news.

Becoming eSmart is distributed monthly. We encourage you to share this newsletter with your schoolcommunity. Anyone can now subscribe.

Pictured above: A local student and his family attend the Stawell Community Cybersafety Forum -story below.

We have reached 150 eSmart status schools Achieving eSmart status is a milestone for schools participating in eSmart. Reaching status meansthat a school has successfully completed the eSmart Framework and is now an eSmart school.

Congratulations to The Grange P-12 College, in Victoria for being our 150th eSmart status school.Well done to all 150 schools, and keep up the great work!

Well done to these schools for achievingeSmart status in July:

Greythorn Primary School, VICKatandra School, VICBoronia Heights Primary School, VICAltona Primary School, VICOur Lady of Lourdes School – Bayswater,VICMarlborough Primary School, VICSt Peter's College, SASt Agatha's Primary School – Cranbourne,VICKnox Park Primary School, VICEmmaus Catholic Primary School –Sydenham, VICKyneton Primary School, VICRoxburgh Park Primary School, VICWilliamstown Primary School, VIC Berwick Primary School, VIC

Pictured: Williamstown Primary School, VIC

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Stawell Community set to become Australia's first eSmarttown

The eSmart Schools team, met with local school principals in October 2013 in response to increasingcomplaints about online bullying in the town. The team returned in December to deliver a full day ofeSmart training to over 120 teachers from several Stawell and District schools, and on July 23 2014the Stawell community came together to discuss how their town could embrace cybersafety andtackle cyberbullying, and become Australia’s first eSmart town.

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Grampians Community Health’s School FocusedYouth Service Coordinator Maurice Billi said thatseeing eSmart in action in schools providedfurther proof that more needed to be done usingthe communities’ greatest resource – youngpeople themselves.

“After seeing eSmart in our local schools inStawell, we realised that young people are ourgreatest resource when it comes to cybersafety.They know the latest technology, and they knowwhat their friends are doing online – the good andthe bad. Our job is to learn from them andsupport them to ensure they are safe andsupported online.”

Pictured above: Brent Hedley, eSmart SchoolsProgram Coordinator, speaking with the Stawellcommunity about eSmart.

Pictured right (L-R): Sergeant Menhennitt -Victoria Police, Grampians Community Health -School Focused Youth Service Coordinator MauriceBilli, eSmart School Program Coordinators BrentHedley and Michelle Webster.

Getting smart with eSmartVictorian teacher, Aaron Davis, recently blogged about his school’s eSmart journey, reflecting on‘growing pains’, ‘solutions and fixes’ and the ‘next chapter’.

“I recently wrote a post reflecting on the apparent 'failure' of the digital revolution. What camethrough from both my own reflections and the comments provided by others is that the reason forthis supposed failure lies whole-heartedly with leadership. Whether it be at a local school-based levelor at a governmental level, there has been a litany of errors. One of issues that often arises with theuse of technology in schools are the ramifications for staff and students as their sense of citizenshiphas evolved to incorporate the digital realm. One organisation set up to allevate such stresses hasbeen the eSmart Schools Program”. Read more.

Make sure you bookmark Aaron’s education blog ‘Reading Writing Responding’ – a greatpeer-resource.

Status school spotlightThese case study responses are drawn from schools that have achieved eSmart status in 2014. Relating to a specific domain or attribute, can you describe an initiative or practice thathas not worked particularly well, and how did you overcome this challenge?

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Attribute 4.2 ‘Teacher modelling of smart, safe, and responsible use of technologies’

Our staff do their best to model the smart, safe and responsible use of technologies at all times, andexpect our school’s students to do the same. However, we found that some staff required support inbuilding their knowledge and understanding of potential cyber-risks.

During the last 18 months, our staff have:

Attended forums conducted by the local district cybersafety committee, aimed to increasecybersafety knowledge within our district communities.Been involved in class visits by our local police to build awareness of cybersafety issues.Participated in Professional Development to build cybersafety knowledge.Participated in informal discussions with younger staff and colleagues regarding cybersafetyissues.

Building staff knowledge and understanding of cybersafety will be an ongoing element of our eSmartjourney. The use of technology and the problems it creates will continue to grow and will constantlyprovide challenges for our staff and school to overcome.

For more information on how to get your staff engaged visit our online training page.

Training

eSmart online resources

eSmart Schools offers online resources to teachers and schools to support their journey. Resourcesare collated and reviewed by our Cybersafety Specialist on a regular basis to ensure they are up todate, and we are saving teachers valuable time searching for quality resources.

For a quick tutorial on how to access these resources from the system tool please click here.

Face-to-face training

As mentioned in the previous edition of Becoming eSmart, we have taken a different approach todeveloping our face-to-face training schedule this term and asked schools to express their interest inattending a session. We have decided to trial half-day sessions, which will enable us to provide moresessions regionally.

This terms schedule is as follows:

Tuesday 12 August, 9.30am - 12.30pm at Wodonga Library, WodongaWednesday 13 August, 9:30am - 12:30pm at BenallaThursday 14 August, 9.30am - 3.00pm at Badger Creek PS, HealesvilleFriday 29 August, 9.30am - 3.00pm at Sebastopol PS, BallaratTuesday 9 September, 10.00am - 1.00pm at Newcomb Park PS, NewcombWednesday 10 September, 9.00am - 12.00pm at Port Fairy Consolidated School, Port Fairy

Any schools who are yet to express their interest in attending a face-to-face training session or if youwish to registered for any of the sessions outlined above please email esmart@amf.org.au.

Schools are entitled to send two staff members to a training session free of charge, additional staffcan attend at a cost of $150 for a full day session and $75 for a half day session.

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Weekly support webinars

Our term three online support webinars have returned with a focus on reviving eSmart practice inyour school. Did you miss the session? View our recording here. The password is: WEBINAR.

Five sessions, each with a specific relevant focus, remain for this term and registration is FREE andeasy. Click on the links below for more information:

eSmart in a small school context' - Tuesday 5 August, 4.00 - 4.45pm

Cybersafety: Your school's legal questions answered - Tuesday 12 August, 4.00 -4.45pm#schoolsandsocialmedia - Tuesday 19 August, 4.00 - 4.45pmRecommended resources to best support framework implementation - Tuesday 26thAugust, 4.00 - 4.45pmBeyond eSmart status: Introducing the next chapter of eSmart Schools - Tuesday 2September, 4.00 - 4.45pm

'Appy hour 'Appy hour provides news and information oncurrent apps, that we think you should knowabout.

Fling - Message the world

Fling is a newly launched free iOS app that allowsusers to ‘fling’ a photo, video or text message to50 random people, in which they can reply to.

While its developer promotes the app as a“simple, beautiful and engaging experience,”educators and parents/carers alike could benefitfrom discussing the pitfalls that a socialapplication like this may contain for young users.

Are your students using this and, if so, are theyaware of the potential risks involved? Learn morehere.

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Stay Updated

Tumblr – From the horse’s mouth

Recent statistics show that teenagers are spending most of their time on sites that allow them toview and upload user generated content (UGC). Tumblr is an example of one of these platforms. Recently we used Tellegami featured in the June edition of Becoming eSmart) to get the low down ona range of eSmart related topics from young people. This clip talks about Tumblr and we also havesome tips on how to stay safe when using it.

Cybersafety news

Facebook has recently introduced a couple of new features:

Facebook: New and expanded Privacy Checkup – clearer default privacy settings and regularremindersFacebook: New app ‘Slingshot’ – which is a direct competitor for Snapchat

On the local and international scene:

‘Fraudsters target seniors with a variety of scams’ via The Age‘Internet filters blocking one in five most-popular websites’ via The Guardian (UK)'Tweens, teens adept at hiding internet activity from parents McAfee report reveals' via TheSydney Morning Herald

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