Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School believes in a Digital Citizenship model for supporting the safe and responsible use of the internet in a teaching and learning context. Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School defines a successful digital citizen as an individual who;
● uses technologies to participate in educational, cultural, and economic activities
● uses and develops critical thinking skills in cyberspace
● is literate in the language, symbols, and texts of digital technologies
● is aware of ICT challenges and can manage them effectively
● uses ICT to relate to others in positive, meaningful ways
● demonstrates honesty and integrity in their use of ICT
● respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world
● contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship
We embrace technology as a means of enabling students to:
We believe the teaching of cyber safety and responsible online behaviour is essential in the lives of students and is best taught in partnership between the school and home.
