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What can parents do?

PART 1 . What can parents do?. Commerce. What you can do…. 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

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What can parents do?

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  1. PART 1 What can parents do?

  2. Commerce What you can do… • Install software to protect yourcomputer’s security • Be carefulwhich sites the rest of the family visit • Use afamily email addressfor shopping and online forms • Use thefree technology: pop-up blockers & SPAM filters; and your good judgement: don’t reply to SPAM! • Check sites for extrasecurity(padlock/https)

  3. 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 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 viewed accidentally Content What you can do…

  4. Contact What you can do… • Get involvedwith your children online and encourage balanced use – set time limits • Make sure they knowwho to talk toif they feel uncomfortable • Talk about the consequences of giving outpersonal info or making information public • Keep thecomputer in a family room • Agree rulesas a family – meeting up

  5. SMART rules 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.

  6. SMART Sites • Check out • http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/ • Dongle the Rabbit on CBBC • www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/help/safesurfing/

  7. Content Contact Commerce Know where to report www.ceop.gov.uk www.thinkuknow.co.uk www.phonepayplus.org.uk + your operator + your Internet Service Provider www.iwf.org.uk

  8. Chat speak gr8 BRB DEGT POS

  9. More resources…Childnet www.childnet.com www.kidsmart.org.uk www.digizen.org

  10. More resources… www.stoptextbully.com http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=is

  11. Internet Explorer Content Advisor • This content filter allows you to put limits on what your web browser is able to access based on a rating system. • This is very useful for parents trying to block adult sites from children. • http://teamtutorials.com/windows-tutorials/internet-explorer-7-content-advisor-setup Or Word Document

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