Pod 4 Hurupaki School: Rules and Guidelines

Safety

Internet safety is of utmost importance to us. Through blogging and other social media, students will have the opportunity to learn about cybersafety in an authentic and supervised setting. The blogs are public and parents/carers are able to share them with their families and friends if they choose to do so. This is what makes the sharing of learning through blogs so powerful but it is also why we have strict safety guidelines to manage content.

The following guidelines have been established to ensure the safety of our students when blogging.

Only students' first names, photos, work samples and videos MAY be published.
Students' surnames, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and date of birth and other personal information WILL NOT be published.
Each class will establish blogging and social media guidelines and protocols for commenting.
Students will be encouraged to comment on other class/student blogs with teacher/parent/carer supervision.
Parents/carers who leave comments are asked to use their first name only so as not to identify their child, eg. Please identify yourself in comments as "Jane – Sally's mum" rather than "Jane Brown – Sally's mum".
All commenters must be polite, respectful and courteous. As such, comments deemed inappropriate will be deleted from the blog. The SCARF values students abide by in the classroom also apply to the online learning environment.
Our publications are a collaborative effort. While we make every effort to view all comments and posts, please let us know if you think we have overlooked any breaches in our safety guidelines and we will fix it up ASAP.
Students need to practice their communication and information gathering skills within a secure environment – while still accessing information required for learning in today's world. So whether it's working with the internet or communicating by mobile devices, children should feel safe and not be exposed to inappropriate material.
Our School “Network 4 Learning” (N4L) network provides students with reliable access, which is safe and secure. This includes filtered internet on any device connected to our network, whether it be a school computer or a student's personal device connected to our WiFi.
Parents and teachers can prepare students by bringing a greater understanding and awareness of safe online behaviours, without students being exposed to the potential hazards online.