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Blackberries?!!. “E - Safety and you”. Why are we here?. Social Media. The Way it is.
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Why are we here? Social Media
The Way it is... Anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is against the natural order of things and the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it …until it’s been around for about ten years when it gradually turns out to be alright really. Douglas Adams Everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal; Anything that gets invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it;
Learning Online? Communication skills Money management Computer skills Confidence Commitment Research Creativity
Topics • What are the risks? • Technologies your children use • Tips for protection • Advice and help • Questions?
Statistics • 93% of children use a computer and phone • 8 out of 10 teenagers have access to a home computer, mobile phone and games console • 1,400,000 UK pupils have their own web space • There are over 350 million registered users of MySpace, 750 million of Facebook. • There are over 3.1 billion searches on Google each month • The number of text messages sent every day exceeds the total population of the planet...
Risks • Unwanted contact/grooming • Cyberbullying • Harmful content/illegal material • Privacy/digital footprints
Websites and Technologies... Positives, Risks and Actions • Social networking • Instant messaging/BBM • Online gaming • Mobile technology
Risks • Sharing personal information • Unwanted contact • Unhealthy networking • Inappropriate content • Overuse
Tips • Security settings need to be set to “Friends only”, that includes - comments, posts and photos • These “Friends” need to be people they know and trust in the real world • Content - Only post content and photos they wouldn't mind showing you! • Try your very best to be “Friends” with your child on Facebook • Learn how to report an issue directly to Facebook
Is my child too young to have a Facebook account? • Help set up their profile • Add your email as the main contact (if possible) • Set the privacy settings to “friends” only and ensure they are children you know • Show them a CEOP safety resource which outlines the risks (www.youtube.co.uk/ceop/jigsaw) • ‘Like’ the Click CEOP page • Check in and keep updated
New site check list What can you do? - Functions of the site or technologies Is there any parental information available? How do you report a problem? Can the account/profile be made private? Does it have any parental controls?
Cyber-bullying? Threats Manipulation Hacking Exclusion Prejudice Public postings Stalking
Cyber-bullying • Threats and intimidation Threats sent to people by mobile phone, email, or online. • Harassment or stalkingRepeated, prolonged, unwanted contact or monitoring of another person. • Vilification / defamation / prejudice-based bullying These may be general insults or racist, homophobic or sexist bullying. • Ostracising / peer rejection / exclusion Set up of a closed group refusing to acknowledge one user on purpose. • Identity theft, unauthorised access and impersonation‘Hacking’ by finding out or guessing a username and password. • Publicly posting, sending or forwarding information or imagesDisclosing information on a website. • ManipulationMay involve getting people to act or talk in a provocative way. • Safe to Learn: Embedding Anti-bullying Work in Schools. DCSF 2007
Differences • 24/7 contact • No escape at home • Impact Massive potential audience reached rapidly. Potentially stay online forever • Perception of anonymity • More likely to say things online • Profile of target/bully Physical intimidation changed • Some cases are unintentionalBystander effect • Evidence Inherent reporting proof
Advice for parents... • Be careful about denying access to the technology • Understand the tools • Discuss cyberbullying with your children- always respect others- treat your passwords with care- block/delete contacts & save conversations • - don’t reply/retaliate- save evidence- make sure you tell • Report the cyberbullying- school- service provider- police
Risks • Inappropriate content • Unwanted contact • Overuse
Tips • Leave all gaming devices in a family space • Open up communication - talk to your child about the sites they are using and why they like them • Explain that people lie online and they are not always who they say they are • Explain that people can be mean online and don’t always have their best interests at heart • Ask them to never give out personal information • Set parental controls • Set time limits on how long they can game for. Allow time for non-technology based activities and allow an hour ‘screen free’ time before bed
PEGI PEGI (The Pan-European Game Information age rating system) was established in 2003 to help European parents make informed choices Violence - Game contains depictions of violence Discrimination - Game contains depictions of, or material which may encourage, discrimination Sex - Game depicts nudity and/or sexual behaviour or sexual references Drugs - Game refers to or depicts the use of drugs Fear - Game may be frightening or scary for young children Bad Language - Game contains bad language
Risks • Unwanted contact • Webcam capability • Private moments • Usage
Tips • Ask your child to never accept people they don’t know and trust in the real world • Inform them that giving out personal information can be dangerous. They need to treat personal information such as the school they go to or their location like their tooth brush and not share it with anyone! • Ask them not to webcam with people they do not know from the real world and turn the webcam off after use! • Teach them how to report a problem and delete people that make them feel uncomfortable
Functions Text Chat Location Online Images
Risks • Images taken and uploaded • Location • Personal messaging • Usage
Tips • Is my child old enough to have a mobile phone? Set boundaries • Before buying your child a mobile, find out what functions it has – Internet, private messaging, built in applications • Set parental controls where required • Set mobile rules - no mobile phone in the bedroom at night, mobile free time before bed, no use after lights out
Parental controls How can they help? • Block sites that are not age appropriate • limit inappropriate and illegal material • Set timings – automatic switch off at bedtime • Monitor activity
Support and Report Report suspected online grooming – this could sexual chat, a child being asked to do something that makes them feel uncomfortable or someone insisting on meeting up www.ceop.police.uk Peer to peer support network for young people who are being bullied www.cybermentors.org.uk
Simple steps to protection • I have asked my child to show me sites they use • I have asked my child to set the security settings on all the technologies they use • I have asked my child to only accept people they know and trust in the real world as online “Friends” • I have set safe settings on our computer/laptop and set adult content filters on my child’s smart phone • My child has agreed to tell me if they are worried about something online
SAFE/SECRET – 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.
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre CEOP is the UK national lead agency who deal with the sexual exploitation of children in the UK and abroad www.ceop.police.uk www.facebook.com/ceop
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