Transcript Know It All presentation for parents from Childnet

Helping to keep your
children safe online
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Why is internet safety important?
Why is the internet so great?
What are the risks?
Know IT All - what can parents do?
?
True or False?
What do you think?
In groups answer the questions on the
sheet.
Different kinds of usage
Know IT All
28% of parents who use the internet describe themselves as beginners
compared with only 7% of children
Supervision
IN SCHOOL
OUT OF SCHOOL
Supervised, filtered
& monitored
Often no
supervision, filtering
or monitoring
Know IT All
79% of young people use the internet privately without their parent’s
supervision
World Wide Web
Discover
Connect
Create
 Search engines
 Email/chat
 Blogs (web log)
 Homework
 VoIP - Skype
 Vlogs (video log)
 Projects
 Instant Messenger
 Web sites
 Personal interest
 Multi-user games
 Text & pictures
 Amazing facts
 Social networks
 Music/photo/video
The biggest library in
the world
Brings people
together
Anyone can
become a publisher
Potential risks
Commerce
 Privacy
 Advertising &
information
 Invasive software
Content
Contact
 Inaccurate and
harmful
 Inappropriate
contact
 Adult content
 Cyberbullying
 Illegal content
 Sex offenders
Commercial risks
• Blur between
content &
advertising
• Subtle
requests for
marketing
information“Tell a friend”
• Invasive
programmes adware/popups
Commercial risks
Know IT All
57% of parents do not
allow their children to
fill in online forms but
only 20% of children
claim they mustn’t fill
them in.
Content viewed
 Inaccurate content
 Extreme material
 Pornography
Know IT All
4 in 10 pupils aged 9-19 trust most of the
information on the internet
57% of 9-19 yr olds have come into contact
with online pornography. Only 16% of
parents think that their child has seen
pornography on the internet.
Contact risks
 Social networking sites
 Instant messaging (eg MSN)
 P2P (filesharing)
 Multi-user online games
 Chat rooms
Know IT All
49% of kids say that they have given out personal information
5% of parents think their child has given out such information
What is Cyberbullying?
Threats
Hacking
Prejudice
Stalking
Manipulation
Exclusion
Public postings
Imagine
…the image or sound of an incoming message
putting fear and dread in your heart.
Differences
• Not possible to walk away
•24/7 contact
•Perception of anonymity
•Profile of target/bully
• Some cases are unintentional
•Evidence
Where to find help
CyberMentors is an
online peer mentoring
service for children and
young people, delivered
through a social
networking site
www.cybermentors.org.uk
Advice for parents
Discuss cyberbullying with your children:
- always respect others
- treat your passwords with care
- block/delete contacts but save any evidence
- don’t reply/retaliate
- make sure you tell
Know where to report
The UK Hotline for reporting
criminal online content
www.iwf.org.uk
www.ceop.police.uk
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
What you can do…
DO NOT STOP YOUR CHILD USING THE INTERNET
because:
1. It is important that your child can come to you with
any issues.
2. The internet is an incredible resource!
What you can do…
Commerce
 Install software to protect your computer’s security
 Be careful which sites the rest of the family visit
 Use a family email address for shopping and online
forms
 Use the free technology: pop-up blockers & SPAM
filters; and your good judgement: don’t reply to
SPAM! See our school’s website (Parent Guide).
 Check sites for extra security (padlock/https)
What you can do…
Content
 Talk to your children about what to do if they do come
across something unpleasant and teach them to be critical
 Use child-friendly search engines (next slide) or set a
search filter
 Encourage them to use browser tools – Bookmarks & History
 Install filtering but don’t rely on it
 Find appropriate sites to visit and try not to overreact –
lots of inappropriate content is viewed accidentally
What you can do…
Content
Some great examples of child friendly search engines include:
 www.askkids.com
 http://www.parkfieldict.co.uk/infant/
 http://www.kidrex.org/
 http://kidsclick.org/
 http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery-swgfl.html
 http://primaryschoolict.com/
 http://www.swiggle.org.uk/
 http://kids.yahoo.com/
What you can do…
Content
Top ten websites for kids – great appropriate websites!
 http://www.digitaltrends.com/how-to/ten-best-websites-for-kids/
What you can do…
Contact
 Get involved with your children online and encourage
balanced use – set time limits
 Make sure they know who to talk to if they feel
uncomfortable
Talk about the consequences of giving out personal
information or making information public
 Keep the computer in a family room
 Agree rules as a family – meeting up
SMART rules (what we teach)
SAFE – Keep safe by being careful not to give out personal
information – including full name and email address - to people
who you don’t trust online.
MEETING – Meeting up with someone you have only been in touch
with online can be dangerous. Only do so with your parent’s/carer’s
permission and even then only when they can be present.
ACCEPTING – Accepting e-mails, IM messages or opening
files from people you don’t know can be dangerous – they may
contain viruses or nasty messages!
RELIABLE
– Someone online may be lying about who they
are, and information you find on the internet may not be true.
Check information and advice on other websites, in books or ask
someone who may know.
TELL
– Tell your parent/carer or teacher if someone or
something makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, or you or
someone you know is being cyberbullied.
More resources…
www.childnet.com
www.kidsmart.org.uk
www.ceop.police.uk
http://www.mangotsfieldprimary.org/
Real World
Where’s Klaus Video
Online World
Thank you
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