There has been lots on social media about using games consoles to access home learning and our friends at ICT in Schools, who are based at The Word in South Shields, have produced this brilliant guide explaining how to use them.
Their website is also worth a look for any other support you may need with technology, or if in doubt, do what I do, I ask my youngest daughter!
Play Station 5 Advice
SNAPMAPS is a new feature on Snapchat which enables you (if you and a friend follow one another) to share your locations with friends. They can see where you are, who you are with and what is going on around you and in turn you can see the same information about them.
Potentially there is a safeguarding issue with Snap Maps and the message to all is that they have to be used responsibly in order for children, young people and adults to be kept safe. The advice is do not share your location with people you do not know.
Please see the attached sheet for more information.
Advice while online:
If, like me, you are finding the whole idea of managing online gaming with your child a real challenge these videos may well help:
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