Marcus' Story vs classroom.cloud Student

Stolen Lives is a learning resource featuring an illustrated comic book. It builds upon extensive research into the use of visual content and mental exploration to aid learning as well as employing the principles of transformative learning techniques. The accompanying teaching and learning resource (available separately) was developed in partnership with children and teachers as a modular programme. It is suitable for use with a whole class or smaller, targeted groups and includes material to explore the attitudes and opinions of young people, specifically around peer pressure. The activities develop over several sessions enabling themes to build and issues to be investigated in depth, with plenty of opportunity for reflection on personal experiences. The programme was commissioned in response to an increasing awareness of the challenges that young people face during the transition from primary to secondary school and the huge impact that inadequate preparation can have on their lives. It’s design brought together a range of partners including local authorities, health and police services. Ultimately the programme aims to increase resilience among primary school pupils by helping them to understand and develop strategies for better-informed choices when faced with negative pressures from their peer group. Following a successful pilot in one area of the UK there are now plans to broaden the range of content and themes included in the programme. During that pilot 80% of the pupils who took part rated the materials as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’. Teachers, schools or other organisations wishing to use the accompanying resource materials and lesson plans or interested in taking part in future pilots should get in touch with us directly to discuss their specific needs. What teachers said: “Literacy skills are incorporated the whole way through the scheme (reading, writing, speaking and listening and drama skills)…and the project fits in well with existing PSHE and Citizenship schemes of work.” “Difficult topics can be addressed in an open and non-threatening way.” “The materials are cross-curricular and can be incorporated easily into any school’s PSHE and Citizenship curriculum…there is room to be flexible with how and when it is taught.” “Awareness and early intervention are key to helping children make positive life choices as they grow into young adults. This resource is an ideal way of preparing children for situations they may encounter as they become more independent.” What pupils said: “I have felt more confident about talking about things that have happened” “Wished we could have done more” “…The best activity was role playing different endings” “...really good because it had a cliff hanger ending which made you think” “It really helped me with bullying problems” “Brilliant, would read it over and over” What teachers reported their pupils had learned: * How to seek out advice for themselves or friends * Co-operation * Confidence to make decisions * Knowledge of gangs and typical behaviours * Looking at issues from different view points * To express themselves in a positive way through the activities * Learnt to reason why some people join or create gangs * To make good decisions

Designed for use within schools and other educational institutions, this Student browser app for iOS is for use with classroom.cloud, the easy breezy, low-cost, cloud-based IT management, online safety and teaching platform for schools. classroom.cloud is a teacher’s dream come true. Incredibly easy to use, it provides a range of teaching tools that can flex to any learning environment – both in school and with remote learners. From real-time instruction and assessment tools, to boosting collaboration and support, as well as helping manage online behavior – it has it all! With the optional online safety toolkit, selected staff can monitor online activity, identify students at risk, and spot concerning trends. And, with its range of IT management tools, school techs can manage teacher and student devices centrally, as well as see at a glance how your technology is being used and how to maximize it – saving you a bunch of time and money! Once your school has registered online with classroom.cloud, the app can be easily deployed by the IT team to student iPads (iOS 14 and above), enabling teachers to connect instantly and securely to the devices from the cloud-based Teacher console and allowing school techs to deliver instant remote support and device management. The classroom.cloud student app can be set as the default browser on devices and offers support for Entra ID and Google authentication, allowing you to force students to sign-in to the app with Microsoft or Google credentials if applicable. Teacher Tools: • Choice of flexible connection methods – connect to a pre-defined group of student devices, a specified list of device or student names, or on the fly using a Class Code. • Easily monitor students’ internet use via crystal-clear thumbnails. Zoom in using Watch/View Mode to take a closer look at activity on a single student device. • Broadcast the teacher’s screen and audio to connected student devices to help show/talk them through explanations and lesson activities. • Lock students’ screens in a single click to gain attention. • Present students with the lesson objectives and their expected learning outcomes. • Chat, send a message, and support your students via help requests – without their peers knowing. • Get a feel for students’ understanding of the topic you have just taught them by sending out a quick survey for them to respond to. • See details of the websites that students are currently viewing to check they are focused on the task at hand. • Restrict internet use by employing ‘approved’ and ‘restricted’ website lists during the lesson. • Save yourself a heap of time by launching a website on the students’ devices. • Recognize good work or behaviour by assigning Rewards to students during the lesson. Admin/Technician Tools: • Retrieve a real-time view of the hardware and software installed on each student device. • Monitor internet usage. • Send instant notifications to student iPads. • Send Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) to student iPads and track acknowledgements in the Web Portal. Online Safety Tools: • Keyword monitoring - alerts nominated staff when students type or search for any terms that match with those in the classroom.cloud keyword database – providing internet safety indicators for self-harm, bullying, sexual and criminal exploitation, and much more. Language packs are included to ensure your school can monitor concerning activity in students’ first languages. • Report a concern - students who feel vulnerable can use the app to 'report concerns' directly and discreetly to the online safety team. • Online resources - gives students instant access to a list of relevant online agencies should they want to seek external help with a particular problem or concern. The innovation behind classroom.cloud comes from NetSupport, the trusted developer of effective classroom management tools for schools for more than 35 years.