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Applying Social and Ethical Protocols and Practices in ICT

Hello parents and caregivers! I hope you have all been well and are becoming comfortable with this new blog. Many of you have already taken the opportunity to write comments about some suggestions and concerns you have - this is fantastic! I want to discuss something that I think is very important for the students’ future abilities at school, and in life: Applying Social and Ethical Protocols and Practices (ASEPP), as described in the ICT General Capability of the Australian Curriculum. The specific capabilities that the curriculum expects of students are: “recognise intellectual property, apply digital information security practices, apply personal security protocols, and identify the impacts of ICT in society” (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2014). The curriculum capabilities are important to utilise in the classroom to be able to teach students how to safely and productively use technology. Technology is a major part of young people’s lives, and it i

Welcome Parents and Caregivers

Hello parents and caregivers! Welcome to Miss Rogers’ Classroom Blog ! I am really excited to start using this platform to communicate with you all and work together to improve the education of all the Year 8-10 students. This is the first time our school has implemented a classroom blog, so I would appreciate all of your feedback. I am hoping that this blog will help our school community to grow, and provide all of you with an opportunity to become involved in the educative process. I will aim to post once every week, with each blog containing information about what is happening in the school, how this will impact on your children’s education, what strategies we are implementing to support your children and how you can help. I will also discuss specific curriculum capabilities that are expected of the students. More information on these capabilities can be found by clicking on the ACARA link in the page list above. I have also provided comment sections in the page list above, which