KS1 Resource – Robo Raven
The website of the Australian eSafety Commissioner has lots of very useful resources for schools, including a game called Robo Raven for younger children. In the game children take part in solving puzzles on a variety of topics such as misinformation. I had a play myself, it’s a fun little game which can be played by children in the classroom or at home.
Link: Robo Raven and the Ancient Relics Internet Safety Game for Children.
Reception – KS4 Resources – Molly Rose Foundation
You’ve probably heard of the wonderful Molly Rose Foundation, but did you know there are lots of free resources/lesson plans available on their website? This includes resources for managing wellbeing online, understanding algorithms, safe scrolling, health vs harmful and more. Definitely worth a browse if you are looking for something inspirational.
Link: Molly Rose Foundation Educational Resources.
TikTok Bop Girls
Another week and another new trend is emerging, this time going by the horrible name of ‘Bop girls’ or the even more awful ‘mattress actresses’.
This is something that is marketed to young girls as a quick and easy way to make money, by making hyper-sexualised content and sharing on TikTok which is often used as a gateway to other sites such as OnlyFans. I have linked to a couple of articles from my colleague Darren Laur below which are worth reading to understand this trend.
Link: Where does the term BOP come from and what is a BOP house?
Link: Online trend – TikTok BOP girls.
For Parents – New YouTube Feature
One of the most common concerns from parents when it comes to YouTube is the lack of parental management features, in other words the videos their children can and should not see. Many parents I speak to don’t know that there are features within both the main YouTube app and the YouTube Kids app. As such I have shared these features in this newsletter a few times in the past.
But Google have now released another feature, specifically this allows a parent to set up a Supervised Experience account on the parents device. This is important because many younger children will watch YouTube videos on their parents device, where it is likely there are no restrictions in place. So this new feature is a welcome addition.
To tie all these features together I have produced an article explaining Supervised Experience (on the main YouTube app) and Parent Allowlisting (on the YouTube Kids app)
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