Wood End Academy Thursday 26 th January 2015 E-safety presentation for parents

Esafety for Parents Latest stats from Ofcom 2015 report Latest advice Practical advice Useful websites Age ratings – games and app Social media and the role of ChatFOSS

Key Stats OfCom Report 2015 Mobile Phones 35% of 8-11year olds have a mobile phone Internet Access 91% of 8-11 year olds have internet access Social Media Reports 21% of 8-11 year olds have a social media profile

Latest Advice

Passive consumption: watching TV, reading, and listening to music Interactive consumption: playing games and browsing the Internet Communication: video-chatting and using social media ​Content creation: using devices to make digital art or music

Parenting not technology Family web agreements Screentime ideas Cyberbullying Tips for promoting safe online behaviour commonsensemedia.org

Ask your children to tell you about the sites they like to visit and what they enjoy doing online. Ask them about how they stay safe online. What tips do they have for you, and where did they learn them? What is OK and not OK to share? Ask them if they know where to go for help, where to find the safety advice, privacy settings and how to report or block on the services they use. Encourage them to help someone! Perhaps they can show you how to do something better online or they might have a friend who would benefit from their help and support. Think about how you each use the internet. What more could you do to use the internet together? Are there activities that you could enjoy as a family?

Mirroring the offline world online

Practical Solution Set parental controls on wifi Set parental controls on individual devices

Set up a google account Click on settings (at the bottom of the page) Select safe search and click on lock safesearch

Log on with your google account Click on the safety drop down menu at the bottom of the page Click on and save Youtube App Click on menu Turn safe search filtering to ON

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Getting to grips with Age ratings

Video games Video games in the UK are rated by PEGI (Pan European Games Information). They can receive the following ratings: 3 – Suitable for all ages. May contain mild comic violence but no profanity, nudity, sexual references or frightening sounds/images. 3 – Suitable for all ages. May contain mild comic violence but no profanity, nudity, sexual references or frightening sounds/images. 7 – Generally appropriate for all ages, but may contain sounds or images that could frighten a small child. Any partial nudity will not be sexual in nature. 7 – Generally appropriate for all ages, but may contain sounds or images that could frighten a small child. Any partial nudity will not be sexual in nature. 12 – May contain slightly more graphic violence directed at fantasy characters, non-graphic violence against human-like characters or animals, slightly more graphic nudity and mild profanity. 12 – May contain slightly more graphic violence directed at fantasy characters, non-graphic violence against human-like characters or animals, slightly more graphic nudity and mild profanity. 16 – Can contain realistic depictions of sexual activity and violence, criminal activity, drug and tobacco use and more extreme profanity. 16 – Can contain realistic depictions of sexual activity and violence, criminal activity, drug and tobacco use and more extreme profanity. 18 – Can include violence strong enough to cause a sense of revulsion, explicit sexual activity and glamorised drug use. 18 – Can include violence strong enough to cause a sense of revulsion, explicit sexual activity and glamorised drug use.

Age appropriate

The latest games

Age appropriate apps

Apps – iOS 4+: No objectionable material. 4+: No objectionable material. 9+: Mild/infrequent violence, mild/infrequent mature, suggestive or horror- themed content. 9+: Mild/infrequent violence, mild/infrequent mature, suggestive or horror- themed content. 12+: Infrequent mild language, frequent/intense violence, mild/infrequent mature or suggestive themes, simulated gambling. 12+: Infrequent mild language, frequent/intense violence, mild/infrequent mature or suggestive themes, simulated gambling. 17+: Frequent/intense offensive language, frequent/intense violence, frequent/intense mature, horror and suggestive themes, sexual content, nudity, tobacco, alcohol and drugs. 17+: Frequent/intense offensive language, frequent/intense violence, frequent/intense mature, horror and suggestive themes, sexual content, nudity, tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

Apps – Android Recently dropped their own ‘maturity’-based categories in favour of a system handled by external bodies. Recently dropped their own ‘maturity’-based categories in favour of a system handled by external bodies. Ratings vary by region but in the UK, app ratings follow PEGI’s system (also used to rate video games) with one added category. Possible ratings are: Ratings vary by region but in the UK, app ratings follow PEGI’s system (also used to rate video games) with one added category. Possible ratings are: Parental guidance – this rating is given to apps without pre-determined content – web browsers, for example – that can’t be rated in advance. Parental guidance – this rating is given to apps without pre-determined content – web browsers, for example – that can’t be rated in advance.

Websites and social media Age restrictions are usually found in terms and conditions or privacy info. Age restrictions are usually found in terms and conditions or privacy info. Most common threshold is over 13 – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google accounts and more all use this limit. Most common threshold is over 13 – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google accounts and more all use this limit. o This is due to US privacy laws, not the site’s content or safety. o Because many services are supposedly limited to over-13s they may not have measures in place to protect younger children. iOS ratings follow Apple’s own system and do not correspond to other ratings – you may want to familiarise yourself with their categories if your child uses an Apple device. Android ratings follow PEGI categories – if you know how video games are rated in the UK, you should understand their system. Some Android apps still don’t get a specific rating – if content varies by user, parents are asked to use their own judgement.

The Latest Apps

Online communication tool for CHILDREN

ChatFOSS No-one can find you on the system An external has to be received and you accepted in order to link with you Works across all devices (apple, tablets, kindles) Friends cannot see anything about you other than your one-to-one relationship. Groups (known as circles) must include an individual external acceptance from each and every member No mobile number needed

ChatFOSS screenshots

ChatFOSS communications

ChatFOSS message board

Woodend Academy & ChatFOSS Parents Guide Every child has a login Need the app to use video function and photos. Children shown how to use it in an esafety assembly Use social media in a SAFE environment

ChatFOSS and wider usage

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