eTwinning and esafety Karl Hopwood 22nd March 2012

What is e-safety not about? “There are three ways to get something done; do it yourself, hire someone or forbid your kids to do it” Mona Crane

What is e-safety about? Empowering children and young people to keep themselves safe when online.... Encouraging them to be responsible users of the technology.... Engaging children and young people to recognise the risks and benefits of online communication

fraud cyberbullying sexting Inappropriate content paedophiles viruses privacy online reputation validity and bias media literacy copyright Identity theft phishing extremism

Focus on social networking

SNS profile status 9-12 yrs

eTwinning will never replace these, but it can help pupils to use them more wisely and will encourage disucssion v

The use of a dedicated Web site to communicate informally with other members of the site, by posting messages, photographs, etc. Facebook confirms 750 million users, sharing 4 billion items daily

How can eTwinning help? CYP are already familiar with this type of social communication but they need help to use it safely and responsibly.

Support is readily available – online, NSS, CSS

You know that all participants have the same goals

Working with eTwinning provides opportunities for considering how we act online

Open to anyone Privacy is complex Personal contact is hard Ts and Cs are complex Un-moderated space Selected audience Privacy is simple Support is easy to access Simple/clear Teachers can moderate if necessary

Pupils need digital literacy skills…

Does anyone else know your password? 98.8% of us share the same 10,000 passwords….. Length of password is the most important thing

Top ten passwords password pussy dragon 8.qwerty 9.baseball 10.football child’s name +DOB pet’s name favourite pop singer favourite celebrity partner’s name iloveyou

Inability to manage, appreciate and understand risk.... No thought of consequence......

‘How can we come to any harm when we are sitting at home, nothing really bad can happen’. 15 year old girl

The ‘Net effect’ How the Internet changes the equation... Disinhibition: Lack of visual cues reduces empathy Persistence & searchability: Net as permanent searchable archive Replicability: ability to copy and paste from anywhere, to anywhere Scalability: high potential visibility Invisible audiences: you never know who’s watching Blurring of public and private: boundaries not clear Source: danah boyd: Taken out of Context, 2008

esafety needs to be embedded throughout the curriculum…properly

“How do we find the time?” “I don’t know anything about ICT…” “I don’t understand Facebook…”

Are your colleagues in school confident in dealing with esafety issues?

A time of rapid change.....

But pupils are doing what they’ve always done

What are the benefits?

What are the risks?

The internet makes it easier.....

Parental concerns… Predators/paedophiles Posting/sending inappropriate content Cyberbullying & harassment Privacy and Reputation

So what are the issues? 12% of EU 9-16 year olds have been bothered or upset by something on the internet 14% have seen images that are “obviously sexual – for example, showing people naked or people having sex.”

Cyberbullying… 8% of EU 9-16 year olds have been sent nasty or hurtful messages online and 3% have sent such messages to others

Sexting 15% of year olds have received peer to peer sexual messages or images and 3% have sent these.

Addiction 30% of year olds report one or more experiences linked to excessive internet use fairly or very often

Online reputation Microsoft

What are the main challenges facing pupils in your school? Cyberbullying Sexting Addiction Inappropriate content

eTwinning can help Bringing an International Dimension to Childrens’ Education has never been more important if we are to prepare them for life in the 21st century. eTwinning is all about enabling you, your pupils, your class and your school to connect and work with partners online around Europe, on projects of your choice – absolutely free of charge.

For pupils… Increased motivation, as they have an audience for their work in a school in another country Enhanced key skills, including ICT use, communication and foreign language skills Greater cultural awareness through direct contact with peers in other countries. Sharing and comparing online safety resources Digital skills Discussion and debate on some key issues surrounding social media and the internet

For school staff… Direct contact with education professionals in another European country. An awareness of teaching and/or management approaches used in another country. Sharing and celebration of your own professional expertise and experience. Professional dialogue with like minded colleagues. Appropriate and alternative resources to develop digital literacy and safety skills. Opportunities to share existing good practice.

“I have read and understood.....”

Opportunities… Make sure you have a reasonable and manageable number of contacts in your list.

Ensure that the pictures and the files you upload do not infringe any copyright.

Inappropriate comments are not permitted and are subject to reporting.

This is a means of communication that is very familiar to most young people. They will engage and it will provide opportunities to discuss issues they are facing in other social spaces.

but, it’s not Facebook!

Compare…

Create…

Learning Labs

Sharing resources

Internet safety for youngest users 9 fun and educational activities…

5 FEBRUARY 2013 ????????????????? Further information is available from SID Safer Internet Day – let’s work together In Discovering the digital world together…. safely!

Thanks for listening…