E-Safety Presentation by Sketty Primary E-Safety Wizards

Today... We would like to... Tell you what eSafety is                Teach you about the risks of being online                Show you what you can do at home to reduce these risks.

What is E-Safety? It's all about staying safe online and using ICT equiment sensibly. We learn the SMART eSafety rules: S- Stay safe (Don't give away personal information) M – Meet up (NEVER meet up with someone you have only spoken to online) A – Accepting files (Don't press something you don't know or  accept unknown files) R – Reliable sources (Information you find on the internet may not be true) T- Tell someone if you are worried about anything

E-Safety Wizards There are 21 E-safety Wizards from Year 2 to Year 6. Miss Withey is the teacher responsible for eSafety and Mr McKinnon is our eSafety governor.  The group started about 12 months ago and we have played a big part in teaching people in our school about eSafety. We do class presentations, keep logs of incidents and some of us have presented to our governors. 

Why is ICT important? ICT can be used: To find information and do research To communicate with people and keep in touch with friends To prepare us for becoming adults – we know we will need ICT skills in our future jobs

How can we get online? Some people think we can only access the internet using a computer or ipad. However, we can also use... Laptops Tablets Phones I-pods Smart watch Playstation4 X-box ( you can only play with your friends ) X-box live (you play with people all over the world and there are no restrictions on who can see you or what you see unless your account is set up as a child)

Ways we can communicate online

What are we at risk of online? Meeting people you don't know.  Seeing inappropriate images/ web pages.  Cyber bullying.  Accepting DANGEROUS files.  People getting access to your private/ personal information.

Cyberbullying  •Cyberbullying is a mean and nasty way of showing hate online, this can be done through: •Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat etc.) Snapchat can be dangerous as the images are only there for a short amount of time. Children can send nasty messages and there is no evidence of it. •Unmoderated Chat Rooms • And other online applications. In our eSafety survey, 8% of children said they'd been bullied online. 6% of children said they had bullied someone else. 

Inappropriate Pictures •Inappropriate images can often appear when searching anything on search engines that aren't child friendly. This may make children confused or upset. •While using social media, texting or unmoderated chat rooms, people may send or receive inappropriate images or words to or from other users online. •To stop/block this you can block people in your privacy settings and put filters on your computer to make the images age-appropriate. Creating and distributing explicit pictures is an offence even if it is a child doing it. 

Unwanted contact Stranger danger is changing. It is important that your children are aware of the dangers of communicating online. It may be a difficult conversation to have but an essential one even from a young age.  Children are taught about keeping private information to themselves e.g. address, full name, school. Keep reinforcing this at home. 

Inappropriate videos Youtube videos – the video they start watching may be appropriate but what about the suggested videos? How many clicks before it is something entirely different? The suggested videos can quickly take you away from anything similar to the original video you put on. Monitoring your child's use is so important and ensuring that you have filters applied is wise. 

What are we doing at Sketty? We have an agreed ‘Acceptable Use’ policy signed by all children. A clear school policy all staff, governors and pupils stick to. Children are taught about eSafety issues in ICT lessons and through the wider curriculum. We have assemblies. eSafety wizards monitor from a different perspective. There is an area on the school website updated with eSafety issues, advice and concerns.

Surprising findings... We surveyed 109 pupils from Y3-Y6 about their online activities. Results 45% have an Instagam account – you must be 13 to have one of these. 28% have a Snapchat account. 19% use the internet for more than 3 hours a day. 11% said they have not agreed rules for using the internet with their parents. 89% said their parents know what they do online. 11% said their parents don't know. 15% said they have spoken to someone online they don't know. 15% said they have watched something inappropriate online. 

What can you do at home? Have a discussion with your child – make it ok to talk about all aspects of their online activity. Be aware – children are competent using iPads etc. from a young age. Children know how to navigate the internet and a range of apps.  Agree rules with your child on what is acceptable and let them have an input into these rules. Model appropriate use of the internet – children need good role models. Apply filters and restrictions. 

What to do if you are worried… Keep records of what has happened Screenshots - save conversations Child Accounts, Parental controls, Privacy features in Social Networking Be alert Changes in behaviour, secretive, vague about use

Safe searching Safe alternative search engines: Kiddle (Google for children) Yahooligans Youtube Kids Photosforclass Hwb –Imagequest Hwb Britannica

Know your stuff... Here are some ways to block and restrict access online.  Remember: No filters are 100% successful so are not an alternative to monitoring your child's activity but it is a big step to making sure your child has appropriate access to online content. 

How to restrict access on Apple products Limit what your child can use on a device by turning on restrictions.  You can restrict the content e.g. websites and searches, music, apps and films.

How to use guided access on iPads Guided access can be used to 'lock' the iPad onto a particular app. A passcode is required to lock and unlock.  Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap on General. Tap on Accessibility. Tap on Guided Access under the Learning section. Tap the switch to turn on Guided Access. Tap on Passcode Settings. Tap Set Guided Access Passcode and set a passcode. Open an app and triple click the home button to apply guided access.

How to turn on restricted mode on YouTube Load YouTube and scroll to the bottom Turn Restricted Mode ON Lock Restricted mode

Parental Controls by your internet provider https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parental-controls-offered-your-home-internet-provider Follow this link to find out how to set up parental controls from the four main internet providers (BT, Virgin, Sky, TalkTalk). The provider will do this for free at any time. 

Hector the Protector All of our school computers have Hector the Protector installed.  Children are taught to click Hector if they see something inappropriate online. The page is replaced by the dolphin and children ask an adult to remove the image or webpage. Download at home: http://hectorsworld.netsafe.org.nz/teachers/hectors-world-safety-button/

It's not all bad... It is an exciting time for us to be growing up with such possibilities for creativity and  communicating. Everyone has a responsibility to guide us into becoming responsible digital citizens as the internet and technology becomes more and more important. 

Websites for more information Childline Childnet.com Thinkuknow.co.uk Nspcc.org.uk Saferinternet.org.uk kidsmart.org.uk