Every week e-safety adviser Alan Mackenzie sends me weekly updates. They are useful teaching resources but also parent guides to keep you up to date with current trends.
Here are a few tips from this week’s updates:
The Periodic Table of AI Tools in Education
My good friend Mark Anderson has spent a considerable amount of time updating and refining this fantastic resource to bring together useful AI tools that can make a real difference. My favourite by a large margin – Google NotebookLM. When I speak to older students about the functionality and capability of this tool they are always amazed and it is continually being updated.
You can see the periodic table HERE.
For Parents – Protect Neurodivergent Children from Scams in Games
As we all know, neurodivergent children can be amongst those most vulnerable online, therefore more likely to become victims of things like scams. Those with ADHD, autism or other divergent ways of thinking might not recognise when someone intends to do harm.
Internet Matters have put together a brand new free guide for parents which explores how neurodivergent children’s unique traits can leave them open to scams, particularly in games.
You can download the free guide HERE.
For Parents – Gadget Gift Guide
Christmas can be an exciting time when many children are given new devices and gadgets. Ireland’s online safety charity, CyberSafeKids, have put together a brand new guide for parents and carers covering:
• The benefits and risks of popular smart devices and toys.
• What you can do to make them safer.
• Age recommendations
• And more.
You can download the guide HERE.
