Online and Internet Awareness Online safety Evening Aims
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Online and Internet Awareness
Online safety Evening Aims: • To explore the benefits and dangers • To help parents minimise the dangers • To provide top tips for keeping safe
Online safety How to manage the dangers whilst reaping the benefits
• Education • Research • Communication The benefits: • Sharing • Shopping • Everywhere
Why is online safety important? 6000 children were surveyed about their internet use. • 55% access the internet everyday • 47% for an hour or more • 21% liked IM/Chat the most • 15% used gaming sites • 11% used Social Networking sites • 33% had access in their bedrooms • 25% have met someone offline – one quarter of these did not take anyone with them. • of the three quarters who did 83% took a friend not a trusted adult.
Why is e-safety important? If we translate that information over to the children at Kingsley St Johns. Out of 56 children: • 36 will access the internet everyday • 31 for an hour or more • 16 will like IM/Chat the most • 9 will use gaming sites • 6 will use Social Networking sites • 18 will have access in their bedrooms
• Spyware and viruses • Inappropriate or pornographic images The • Cyber-bullying dangers: • Contact from strangers • Identity theft
Tips for keeping them safe Rule 1: Location, Location • Keep computers in family areas so their use can be supervised. Rule 2: Ask your child what they are doing on the internet. • Older children often view the internet as a private space. It isn’t. An honest and open dialogue will make them more likely to tell you if there is something wrong. Rule 3: Get involved • Share computer time with your child. Rule 4: Set up some security • Protect against viruses and spyware • Set content filters and parental controls • Set up separate user accounts • Wireless internet • Strong Ciphers
Encourage your child to be: S M A R T SAFE Meeting Accepting Reliable Tell
Educational products For your Children
‘Report Abuse’ in action Some schools and other organisations use this as a link from their websites
Internet Safety Weblinks Kidsmart • www. kidsmart. org. uk Childnet • www. childnet-int. org Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre Think U Know CBBC • www. ceop. gov. uk • www. thinkuknow. co. uk • http: //www. bbc. co. uk/cbbc/help/web/staysafe
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