Digital Leaders
MEET OUR GROWING DIGITAL FAMILY!
Our Digital Leaders;
have a passion for technology and want to share their knowledge with other children and adults. They promote the use of all things digital throughout the school and, by learning how to use key software and hardware, they can help others to overcome everyday challenges through the use of technology.
Level Two Leaders with their Awards
Maddison, Fionn, Ryan, Brodie and Daniel
March 2023
Level Two Leaders with their Awards
Maddie, Kaylee, Ellie, Conor, Paul, Charlie and Amy
February 2023
Level One Leaders with their Awards
Maddison, Brodie, Stephen, Fionn, Daniel and Ryan
November 2022
Level Two Leaders with their Awards
Annagrace, Ryan, Vilune and Abi
November 2022
DIGITAL LEADER PATHWAYS
Our Digital Leaders work over two school years to become part of the DigiKidz Leadership Mentoring Group.
In Primary 5, the Leaders complete 4 Digital Badges through classroom intervention with Miss Donnelly using Google Certified tools.
In Primary 6, the Leaders complete 4 more badges through afterschool attendance with Miss Donnelly and Miss McCrink
In term two of Primary 6, (after completing all Digital Badges) the Leaders are invited to apply for DigiKidz selection in a two-step process;
Complete a skills-based digital exam (and achieve 80%+)
Formal application and selection through a committee of their peers, including a Digital Leader School Council Representative, a member from SLT and the ICT Coordinator
YEAR FIVE DIGITAL BADGES
YEAR SIX DIGITAL BADGES
What do our digital leaders do?
meet regularly as a group and work alongside the ICT Coordinators, Miss McCrink and Miss Donnelly
keep technology spaces clean and tidy
report broken or malfunctioning equipment
help younger children to use technology
complete Digital Badge qualifications in order to stay up to date with developments in technology and internet safety issues
promote e-safety within the school
raise the profile of ICT in the school by visiting classrooms and speaking with adults
make governors more aware about the importance of ICT in all areas of the school
offer in-class support to teachers
help to inform and enforce the school's e-safety policy
present at Key Stage assemblies throughout the year
create a school assembly for Internet Safety Week in February and provide classroom based follow up activities for all year groups
contribute to a dedicated Digital Leaders' website
Each year, our DidiKidz schedule an assembly and share activites for Safer Internet Day to highlight the current internet safety theme. This year's theme was 'Inspiring Change, Making a Difference, Managing Influence and Navigating Change Online'.
They used a range of media to share ideas with their peers and developed their own presentation, highlighting the theme to bring about awareness and provided activities for further exploration back in class.
Digital books are created to collect and share resources that can be used by staff to support the planning and delivery of lessons for Safer Internet Day. (see sample below)
On the first year of completion, Digital Leaders worked to achieve their Level Two award in an effort to becoming part of the school's active Leadership Mentoring Programme - 'DigiKidz'. One step in the application process involved populating pages on the Digital Leaders' website with recent and relevant information for the school community, parents and carers.
In doing so, the Leaders earned their 'Website Whizz' badge.
Click on the image below to visit the website ⬇️
