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E-safety information evening. 13 July 2015. Teaching e-safety T hinkUKnow. https:// www.thinkuknow.co.uk A recommended website for children to look at how to stay safe online Parents advice area – how to talk to your child about what they are looking at online / setting boundaries
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E-safety information evening 13 July 2015
Teaching e-safety ThinkUKnow • https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk • A recommended website for children to look at how to stay safe online • Parents advice area – how to talk to your child about what they are looking at online / setting boundaries • Connected with Child Exploitation Online Protection (CEOP) police website – ThinkUKnow allows online abuse to be reported
Social media – What is the difference? • Social networks – online communication • Blogs – online journal • Forums – don’t have to all be online at once • Chat rooms – in real time http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/22717886
Social networks & file sharing sites • What the children know! • Facebook (min age 13) + • Tumblr + • Instagram + • Twitter • Flickr • Youtube + • Myspace • Snapchat • Gaming – Grand Theft Auto (age 18) / Minecraft / Call of duty – check the PEGI rating http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/33/ • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites
Social networks – advantages, risks and rules discussed with the children • Advantages.. • Connecting to others with similar interests / staying in touch / sharing photos /free / easy to use • Risks…. • Personal info out there and cannot be taken back / people hacking into accounts / bullying / online grooming / prosecution or recrimination from posting comments / isolating
Social network safety • Stay safe… • Only allow friends to view profile / have a strong password / don’t give in to peer pressure eg bullying online / use privacy settings / be careful what you post to save later embarrassment
Schools policy on e-safety • The school has a managed system – filtered • Reports go to the Head Teacher when something inappropriate is searched for • Sensitive information on the children is restricted • Change passwords every 3-6 months • Follow same lines as for Child protection incidents for any “anti” comments • Currently there is the Channel Project on the radicalization of young children – police have identified people being groomed by extremists to be radicalized
Email • All children now have an email address on the school email system.. • __________@fletching.e-sussex.sch.uk Classes now have an email address eg Class3@fletching.e-sussex.sch.uk Discussion with the children on advantages and disadvantages of email as a form of communication and email etiquette.