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Keeping Safe Online

Keeping Safe Online. A Guide for Parents. Data for children in the Craven area -2012. 45% of Year 6 pupils have their own computer at home. 61% of Year 6 pupils have a mobile device. 38% of Year 6 pupils are never supervised when on the internet. 28% of Year 6 pupils use Facebook.

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Keeping Safe Online

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  1. Keeping Safe Online A Guide for Parents

  2. Data for children in the Craven area -2012 • 45% of Year 6 pupils have their own computer at home. • 61% of Year 6 pupils have a mobile device. • 38% of Year 6 pupils are never supervised when on the internet. • 28% of Year 6 pupils use Facebook. • 7% of Year 6 pupils who don’t know or anyone can see their profile on Facebook.

  3. Data for children in the Craven area • 69% of Year 8 and 10 pupils have their own computer at home. • 80% of Year 8 and 10 pupils have a mobile device. • 85% of Year 8 and 10 pupils use Facebook. • 19% of Year 8 and 10 pupils who don’t know or anyone can see their profile on Facebook. • 57% of Year 8 and 10 pupils have used webcam to chat online (girls more than boys) • 20% of year 8 and 10 pupils have been asked to meet someone from online (35% of Year 10 girls).

  4. What percentage of Craven pupils say they have been told how to keep safe online?

  5. What percentage of parents say they know less about the internet than their children? OFCOM report October 2012 5-15 year olds

  6. What percentage of children go online via their games console? 18% 27% 12-15 year olds Ofcom Children and parents: media use and attitudes report Oct 2012

  7. Age and warning symbols on computer games http://www.videostandards.org.uk/VSC/games_ratings.html

  8. What percentage of parents have internet parental controls set? 46% (50% on TV) Up from 37%But 14% consoles31% Phones Ofcom Children and parents: media use and attitudes report Oct 2012

  9. Why do young people go online? Top reason Learn new things Second reason Do homework with friends Third reason Play games

  10. Social Media has positive effects 65% of teens say social media makes them feel good about themselves But lower for 11-14 year olds

  11. How canyou get on the web?

  12. CEOP videos and input http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IOOn2wR8bU

  13. What can go wrong? • Cyberbullying • Unwanted contact/grooming • Harmful or illegal material • Privacy

  14. Fourteen-year-old Hannah was found hanged earlier this month after suffering months of bullying on the social network, which allows users to ask each other questions, often anonymously.

  15. Unintentional give aways • Webcam – school uniform and other clues in the background • Webcam left on or turned on remotely • Pictures of children on parents or siblings social network - tagging • Privacy settings left open or incorrect • Profiles e.g. on MSN – don’t have to give all the information • A ‘friend’ passes on private info or pics • Do you know who you’re talking to?

  16. Sharing inappropriate images More incidents reported last year

  17. Scenario • Your child comes home from school and tells you they want an account on a popular gaming site for children Fishy Finder. They tell you that EVERYONE in their class has an account and that they feel left out. • What are your next steps? • What boundaries do you set ?

  18. Suitable for your child? • Parents pages or safety centre? • How do they keep children safe on their services? • Do other parents know about the site? • Sign up process, what does it entail, do you need an email account? • Does it require personal pieces of information, like home address, or bank details? • Can users chat with other users? Does it have webcam or instant chat? • Can you set any privacy settings?

  19. Digital Footprint

  20. Take an interest in what your child does online social media online gaming phone or iPod

  21. Learn how social media works

  22. Know where to get help

  23. Know IT All

  24. CyberMentors

  25. A Safer Set Up Internet Filtering Safe Search modes for search engines Family Safety Centre Preferences Safety Mode Parental Controls

  26. Zip It- get your children to keep their passwords private Block It - make sure your children know how to block people that upset them Flag It - ask your kids regularly if they have seen or done anything online that has upset them

  27. Top Tips Talk to your child about what they’re up to online. Watch Thinkuknow films and cartoons with your child. Keep up-to-date with your child’s development online. Set boundaries in the online world just as you would in the real world. Keep equipment that connects to the internet in a family space if you can. Use parental controls on devices that link to the internet, such as the TV, laptops, computers, games consoles and mobile phones.

  28. Remember this about people not technology www.bit.ly/kftgF3

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