ICT

On Tuesday 6^th February 2024, Safer Internet Day was celebrated globally to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively. At Moira Primary School, we celebrated ‘Safer Internet Day 2024' with the theme 'Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online.'

All pupils in school participated in interactive workshops with REIM Training Solutions and Thrive Academy in order to: 

• Recognise the positive and negative aspects of Internet use 
• Know what personal information is and the importance of keeping this private 
• Understand the importance of password protection
• Recognise who is a trusted adult 
• Understand the dangers of chatting to strangers online. 

On Tuesday 7^th February 2023, Safer Internet Day was celebrated globally to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively. At Moira Primary School, we celebrated ‘Safer Internet Day 2023’ with the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online.’  

All children participated in a whole-school competition to design their very own Safer Internet Day poster, with prizes and certificates awarded in Assembly by our Digital Leaders. Each teachers led their classes through lessons and activities that reminded our children how to use the internet positively and gave them strategies to help them remain safe online. 

P1 - Primary 1 pupils completed an activity to decide what the difference was between 'good' things and 'not good' things on the internet and discussed the importance of telling an adult if they come across something 'not good' on the internet. 

P2 - Primary 2 pupils came up with the slogan 'Turn it off! Tell an adult!' and used this as part of their poster competition by drawing the many adults that they can talk to who can help them stay safe online. 

P3 - Primary 3 pupils read and discussed Childnet's Internet Safety story 'Hanni and the Magic Window' on the interactive panels in their classroom. 

P4 - Primary 4 completed an 'Ask a friend' safer internet questionnaire with their classmates to find out how the internet is used throughout P4 which allowed for effective discussion on how to use it safely and wisely. 

P5 - Primary 5 Completed an Internet safety crossword to locate all the different vocabulary we often use and hear when using the internet safely. 

P6 & P7 - 'Love for Life' came into our school community on Tuesday to host their iSmart workshop with our P6 and P7 pupils. This interactive presentation allowed our upper key stage two pupils to think about the digital world and how to make smart and safe choices online. The pupils were encouraged to use and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills to navigate tricky situations that they may come across online. They reflected on how digital platforms affect the rest of the world and the pupils thought about how they can make this impact a positive one on their lives. 

Please take the opportunity to discuss the use of the internet with your children. Whilst it is a wonderful resource, it also has dangers and children should be aware of how to keep safe when online.