Whanau Learning
You can be a CyberSmart parent Ever heard of blogs, youtube, facebook, twitter? You may not have, but you can bet your children know all about them and more! We know how easy it is for our kids to navigate their way around the world wide web, but there is no reason for you not to be just as confident. As well as the Manaiakalani Trust running free training sessions on being a CyberSmart parent, this site too will have helpful videos and info for you on safety, apps, games, anything and everything! If you want to know more about something, we will try find resources to help you out! Enough about our CyberSmart kids, let's work on the next best thing together-being CyberSmart Parents! To book: call Yayleen 09 216 1039, text Yayleen on 021 381 880 or email yayleen.hubbard@manaiakalani.org Whanau Learning SessionsModule 1 This is an introductory course split into two parts. Part One in this session covers all the physical features of the netbook.
It also covers important aspects of The Kawa of Care and ways to practically apply the values of this document in the home.
Part Two is a basic introduction in accessing children’s work from relevant sites. In this session, parents will be shown a classroom site,
a classroom blog and then a child's individual blog. From here parents will be shown the difference between all three,
how each site/blog may be relevant for different times and how to effectively use them as a means to engage with childrens learning to to stay informed.
Module 2 Module 2 training is for confident users of these devices, split into two parts. In Part One, parents will be taught the use of The Parent Portal, and how to use the portal in conjunction with the school site and child's personal blog. In Part Two, parents will learn practical CyberSmart values to apply in the home. Parents will also learn specific skills e.g screenshots, safe browsing, checking history of devices and other helpful skills for the home. Parents also have the opportunity to learn more about Google products such as docs and gmail (Optional). Offline apps will also be covered, to show parents how to operate machines for learning if there is no access to wireless. To book: call Yayleen 09 216 1039, text Yayleen on 021 381 880 or email yayleen.hubbard@manaiakalani.org Module 3 Beginners Module Specialised Training Sessions Please Note: In Whanau...
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Manaiakalani Education Trust
P O Box 18 061, Glen Innes
Auckland 1743, New Zealand
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