E-safety Workshop  Ben McMullen Deputy Head, Computing Coordinator

E-safety Workshop What is E-safety? Resources available E-safety in school E-safety outside of school What you can do

Resources This presentation E-safety websites for carers and kids How-to guides for adjusting security settings Fox E-safety policy Facebook advice Available to view or download on the Fox website Fox Parents:

What is E-safety? Safe practice in regard to anything digital

What is E-safety?

Modern Technology  Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity. Jacques Ellul  I would absolutely love to go back to the simplicity of the '80s, where there wasn't texting, social media, iPhones, or smartphones. I love the fact that you would go home and check your messages. I'm not well suited to the world of modern technology. Matthew Rhys

The big divide What parents are concerned about Vs what children are concerned about How parents use technology Vs how children use it Parents’ wisdom Vs Children’s know-how

Ensuring a safe environment E-safety in school Keeping our school safe Discussing E-safety before any internet browsing. Having websites pre-checked and ready Being careful with Google and Youtube Locking PCs when not in use Not leaving USB sticks or memory cards lying around Using school for professional use Procedures in place for dealing with issues in school Policy

E-safety outside of school Education is the best defence ‘Apply the same principles as with Stranger Danger, or Road Safety’

What are the risks?

Potential risks online ContentContactCommerce Inaccurate and harmful Adult content Illegal content Inappropriate contact Cyberbullying Sex offenders Privacy Advertising & information Invasive software

Commerce Subtle Misleading Invasive

Commerce Subtle Misleading Invasive

Content viewed Inaccurate content Extreme material Pornography

Contact risks 49% of kids say that they have given out personal information 5% of parents think their child has given out such information Not who you think it is Not who you think it is CEOP

FACEBOOK Anonymise your profile

Gaming What are the dangers?

Mobile Phones What are the dangers?

File sharing- P2P, Torrents What are the dangers?

What is Cyberbullying? Threats HackingManipulation Stalking Public postings Exclusion Prejudice once posted once posted Keep control Keep control

Differences between Bullying and Cyber Bullying 24/7 contact No escape at home Impact Massive potential audience reached rapidly. Potentially stay online forever Perception of anonymity More likely to say things online Profile of target/bully Physical intimidation changed Some cases are unintentional Bystander effect Evidence Inherent reporting proof

Advice for parents Understand the tools Be careful about denying access to the technology Discuss cyberbullying with your children - always respect others - treat your passwords with care - block/delete contacts & save conversations - don’t reply/retaliate - save evidence - make sure you tell Report the cyberbullying - school - service provider - police

What you can do… Install software to protect your computer’s security [Go to CNET.com or download.com and search for antivirus programs] Use the free technology: pop-up blockers & SPAM filters; and your good judgement: don’t reply to SPAM! Be careful which sites the rest of the family visit Use shortcuts and favourites that you trust Check sites for extra security (padlock/https) Use child-friendly search engines or set a search filter Encourage them to use browser tools – Bookmarks & History Install filtering but don’t rely on it Have shared passwords

Talk to your children about what to do if they do come across something unpleasant and teach them to be critical Find appropriate sites to visit and try not to overreact – lots of inappropriate content viewed accidentally What you can do…

Filtering Google safe search Lock safe search

Get involved with your children online and encourage balanced use – set time limits Make sure they know who to talk to if they feel uncomfortable Talk about the consequences of giving out personal info or making information public Keep the computer in a family room Agree rules as a family – meeting up What you can do…

SMART rules SAFE – Keep safe by being careful not to give out personal information – including full name and address - to people who you don’t trust online. MEETING – Meeting up with someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. Only do so with your parent’s/carer’s permission and even then only when they can be present. ACCEPTING – Accepting s, IM messages or opening files from people you don’t know can be dangerous – they may contain viruses or nasty messages! RELIABLE – Someone online may be lying about who they are, and information you find on the internet may not be true. Check information and advice on other websites, in books or ask someone who may know. TELL – Tell your parent/carer or teacher if someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, or you or someone you know is being cyberbullied.

Instructional video clips to watch on the Fox website How to set filters on your home computer in Internet explorer: How to check the browsing history How to add to favourites How to set Google restrictions

Free software Trusted website recommender

More resources…

Which of these top 10 sites do you think are appropriate for children to browse unattended? UK top sites

Chance to browse web resources Username: bbc (no password) Please fill in a feedback form. Thanks!

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Statistics  93% of children use a computer and phone  8 out of 10 teenagers have a home computer, mobile phone and games console  1,400,000 UK pupils have their own web space  There are over 200 million registered users of MySpace  There are over 2.7 billion searches on Google each month  The number of text messages sent every day exceeds the total population of the planet

Sources CEOP Questionnaire Analysis % 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.

DCSF Staying Safe Survey 2009 – views of young people and parents ‘Strangers / paedophiles’ is the most mentioned main safety concern among parents of all ages of children (50% ) Other main concerns of parents are: bullying (36%); accessing inappropriate / harmful content (10%). Most children (88%) feel safe most of the time. One third (33%) say they feel safe almost all of the time. Less than 3% of children say they feel safe only occasionally. Children are most concerned about: gangs and knife crime (34%); strangers / paedophiles (25%); and bullying (16%). Children have very low concern for: inappropriate content (7%).