E safety workshop for parents Irlam Primary School E safety workshop for parents Thursday 23rd June

Aims of this session Promote the positive Respond to the negative Look at how children are using the Internet To give you some practical advice on how to help you child thrive in this digital age. To raise awareness of e safety issues and what are our responsibilities as a school. To provide you with useful information about where to go for more help and advice. The internet has many positives which we want our young people to enjoy. There are however a number of dangers which we need to be aware of as parents and carers. Respond to the negative Promote the positive

Why do we and our young people use ICT? Accessed anywhere anytime Wide and flexible range of information A key skill for life Easy to communicate with friends and family This presentation is all about children and young people using new technology safely We know that many parents and carers feel that there is a gap between their own understanding of the technologies and that of their children. Question - Why do we and our young people use ICT? We all have our own reasons for using ICT and here are some of them – Click presentation for the callouts to appear Motivational and fun Raise standards

How we use these technologies Parents / Carers e-mail Shopping Booking holidays Research Young people Music Games Chat Instant Messaging IM Blogs Social Networking This slide will contain most of the answers given during the previous slide. Lets describe how we adults use the internet. Here are some suggestions:- email - often at work and for personal use Links from the BBC website for news alerts Research and booking your holidays – bargain flights, good places to go, cheap accommodation etc Shopping for your groceries, books, CDs etc Tesco, Amazon …. Young people on the other hand use the internet in a very wide range of ways. It is Integral part of their social life – used as a communication and entertainment medium Looks at the research –parents as beginners (dipping toes in); confident children – diving right in

Some of the technologies…… Mobile phones What next ??? Instant messaging BLOGS Social networking Music Download sites E-mail Gaming sites Podcasting Wikies Chat Rooms This slide identifies some of the technologies currently being used by our children and young people. What Next ??? New technologies are continuing to evolve and will probably link location to the user which will raise many eSafety issues. We need to ‘watch this space’! The following slides look at some of these technologies in greater detail to help clarify understanding. The following do not have slides but here are the definitions if needed: eMail – many adults used email as part of their daily life. Wiki ( Hawaiian word meaning quick) – First Wiki was in 1995. It is a simple piece of software that allows users to freely add, remove and edit Web page content using any Web browser. It has an “open editing" concept which means that anyone can edit the content with the changes being tracked. Wikipedia is the most well known – a web based encyclopaedia. It is a really good place to go to find out definitions Video broadcasting P2P file-sharing Text

Do any of these scenarios sound familiar to you? At the dinner table, you will get a faster response if you send a text message to your teen to get him to pass the salt. Your toddler can finger swipe on a smartphone and find her favourite video channel all by herself – at 6:00 in the morning. Your 8 year old is repeatedly begging for the latest, greatest smartphone because “Mum, all the other kids have them.” Your 12 year old is convinced that there is no need to study maths, English or any other subject because he will “make it” as a YouTube star. If so here are some practical tips to help you...

Celebrate the opportunities in the digital world, while reducing the risks. Be a digital role model. Teach your child to be resilient. Strive for screen balance. Perhaps most importantly... 5)Start the conversation and keep it going.

If any specific issues occur. What do we do? Key Stage 1 recognise common uses of information technology beyond school use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies. Key Stage 2 understand computer networks including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the world wide web; and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration  use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact. How and when do we do it? Computing lessons Assemblies PSHE lessons If any specific issues occur.

Where can you go for help? School – my email is lindsey.caplan@salford.gov.uk or I can have chat before or after school. www.internetmatters.org – a fantastic site covering all aspects of e safety from ages 0-14+ www.thinkuknow.co.uk - another great site where you can also report online content. http://www.safetynetkids.org.uk/personal-safety/staying-safe-online/ - a site which deals with all elements of keeping children safe.

Technology is changing the way that we do so many things in our lives but your children won’t know any different. However there are some things that technology will never replace... If you would like a copy of this presentation then please add your name to the list. Thank you for your continued support.