E-Learning News

Bee-Bot Fun in P-2

Last week I ran the final introductory sessions with students in Miss Anderson's Year 1/2 class. The students had already heard of the Bee-Bots from their classmates so they were eager to jump in and have a go. 

The students quickly learnt how to operate the Bee-Bots and how to create an algorithm that the Bee-Bot would carry out. It will be great to continue the learning around coding and programming next term. 

Cyber Safety Take Home Messages and Tips

For anyone that was unable to make the Cyber Safety Parent Information session last Monday night, here are some of the key tips, messages and information that Trent and Sam from the Cyber Safety Project presented. 

Safe Search Engines

Here are some search engines that are kid-friendly and that filter out a lot of inappropriate content that may pop up when searching online. Consider setting one of these as your home page so that your children get used to doing their homework, assignments and searching through these instead.

- Kid Rex

- Kiddle

- DinoSearch

- Junior

Apps to be aware of

For parents with children heading into secondary school, head to tiny.cc/AppWatch

This website is constantly updated with apps that you need to be aware of.

Don't forget to jump online and follow Cyber Safety Project on Facebook. They post regular updates, tips and information about the cyber world and things you can do to encourage your children to be safe and responsible online. 

Miss Melanie Larkin

e-Learning Leader