Online safety parents’ workshop March 2017

A child’s online life Children are much more ‘universally connected’ to technology. The distinction between their online and physical world is more blurred than an adult’s.

Annual report from Ofcom about media use and attitudes

The % of TVs and other media devices in children’s bedrooms has decreased… Why do you think this is?

True or false? Smartphone ownership in 5 – 15s has gone up since 2015 1 in 4 children aged 8 – 11 have their own tablet On average 8 – 11 year olds spend almost 13 hours per week online Girls are more likely to play online games than boys YouTube is the most popular online content for children aged 5 – 15 to access True - has risen from 35% to 41% False – is actually much higher – 1 in 2 – 50% True – 12 hours 54 mins vs 11 hours 6 mins in 2015 False – boys play more online console gamesa nd girls use more social media. True – 73% of all 5 – 15 s access YouTube

What are children at Ashmead doing online? Youtube (13+) Snapchat (13+) Minecraft (13+) Skype (13+) Whatsapp (16+) Instagram (13+) Roblox (8+) Omegle (13+) Clash of Clans (13+) Most popular nationwide: https://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/?order=-popularity

What are the benefits of being online? Keeping in touch. Access to information. Access to entertainment. Opportunities to create. Opportunities to collaborate and communicate.

What are the risks? Screen time vs time for talk/play/reading (addiction/FOMO) Permanence of words and images shared. More likely to say/write something inappropriate. Cyber bullying Contact with strangers. Getting ‘hacked’ or taken advantage of. Easy access to inappropriate content. ‘Echo chambers’ and fake news! In-app purchases.

What is the school doing? Regular talks about e-safety with children in assemblies, classes and in our school council. E-safety scrapbook created for each class. Discussing screen time. Revisiting these ideas regularly. Individual and group talks when necessary. Edmodo (Y6) Discussing SMART rules.

What could parents be doing? Be a good role model. Talk regularly about online use (apps and usage change…) Put parental controls in place.

Our Pact and similar apps

Parents continued… Learn how to turn wifi on/off and how to change the password. Be aware (https://www.net-aware.org.uk )

Parents continued Rules and Boundaries: You are the parent, you are in charge! Amount of screen time (can use parental controls to help here) Which apps/games can they use? Where and when (bedrooms…) Nokia Bricks! Regularly look at comms, browser history, Youtube history, images shared, etc. Check and store passwords securely (ideally, change often) Purchases/data usage.

Handouts We have literature from the NSPCC and Childnet. Please do take copies home or see the office for a copy.