St Jerome Online Safety

What is the Internet?

Who sometimes watches videos on YouTube? What is your favourite video? Close your eyes, put your hand up if you’ve ever seen something that scared you or made you uncomfortable on YouTube?

Read Webster story - pause when ‘friend’ suggests meeting up

What should Webster do?

Tell an adult Think about an adult you could talk to about anything you’ve seen online

What have you learned from Webster’s Friend?

What did you think about the cartoon? Which were your favourite parts? How did Jessie feel when she watched ‘The Funny Tummy’ video? [Happy, excited – she was having fun.] How did she feel when she watched ‘The Happy Croccy’ video? How did her feelings change? [At the start she enjoyed it, but when the crocodile snapped she was shocked and scared.] How did she get help to feel better? [She spoke to a trusted adult.]

What should you do if something makes you feel scared or unhappy online?

It’s important to talk to a grown up if you don’t feel happy

Listen to your parents and talk to them about what you have seen online

The Internet is great, but you shouldn’t spend too long on it!

How to you identify an adult you can trust? This adult makes you feel better when you are feeling sad or hurt. This adult doesn’t scare you. This adult is someone you can talk to about anything without feeling worried. This is an adult you may feel close to. This adult may have helped you with something before.