1 ) KIA FOR PARENTS
With the support from BECTA and the DCSF a further half a million copies of ‘KNOW IT ALL FOR PARENTS’ CD Roms have been duplicated and are ready for schools to order free of charge from today. See news announcement at www.childnet.com/news/articles/091008.html
The new version includes updated sections on Cyberbullying, Social Networking and a short overview on ‘Where to Report’. As with the earlier version, all the content is presented in video format with links to wider resources and pdf leaflets which parents and teachers can download from the disc. We have also added Welsh to the translations of the overview section (now in 10 languages) The SMART content aimed at primary school aged children is also now in British Sign Language.
All this content has also been updated on the Childnet.com website see www.childnet.com/kia/parents/cd/ If you have any questions about ordering please email the Childnet team at info@childnet.com
2) CYBERBULLYING FILM AND RESOURCES
Over 30,000 copies of the Childnet cyberbullying film ‘Let’s Fight it Together’ have been ordered from the DCSF order line but there are approximately 3,000 left. Again these are free to order for schools and we continue to get great feedback on the effectiveness of this resource.
If you have used this film and guidance in your work and can spend a few minutes to complete the online evaluation form at www.digizen.org/cyberbullying/film/feedback.aspx they would be most grateful. “We asked, You said, We did” is really vital if they are to continue to improve their resources for both young people, teachers and parents.
Over 85,000 users have viewed the film online and we have now included subtitles on the online version at www.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullFilm.aspx. The film is being used around the world and will be rolled out across schools in Australia and New Zealand later in the year.
3) UPDATED MUSIC ADVICE AND SOCIAL NETWORKING LEAFLETS
Working again with the world-wide music industry they’ve update the advice to parents and teachers on helping students stay on the right side of the online music issues. Online and mobile music services are changing almost every week and it is really important that we support parents to help students in understanding the copyright and privacy issues in using P2P and other online music services. See www.childnet.com/music/advice_p.html for the online version of this leaflet and www.childnet.com/music/faq.html for information for young people. They’ve also updated and re-printed their advice for Parents on Social networking services. See www.childnet-int.org/blogsafety/index.html You can order both these leaflets and the full range of Childnet resources at www.childnet.com/order/default.aspx.