E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 E-Safety – A Whole Community Approach Internet safety in secondary school MaryLouise Morris

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 ENGAGING …… and changing the world ENTERTAINING ……and having fun EDUCATING ….and helping their peers FOUR THEMES: EXPRESSING their creativity Hanging out Social technology Identity Rank doesn’t matter Taking Risks is part of growing up What’s positive for young people?

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Understanding the technology

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Mobile phones Great for: Keeping in touch by voice or text, taking and sending pictures and film, listening to music, playing games, going online and sending s. Examples of misuse: Sending nasty calls or text messages, including threats, intimidation, harassment. Taking and sharing humiliating images. Videoing other people being harassed and sending these to other phones or internet sites.

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Instant Messenger Great for: Text chatting live with friends online. Keeping in touch while working on other things. Examples of misuse: Sending nasty messages or content. Using someone else’s account to forward rude or mean Messages via their contacts list. E.G MSN Instant messenger

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International Instant messenger VOIP (Skype) Social networking

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Chatrooms and Message Boards Great for: Groups of people around the world can text or voice chat live about common interests. Examples of misuse: Sending nasty or threatening anonymous messages. Groups of people deciding to pick on or ignore individuals. Making friends under false pretences—people pretending to be someone they’re not in order to get personal information that they can misuse in a range of ways—for e.g., spreading secrets or blackmailing.

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International Great for: Sending electronic letters, pictures and other files quickly and cheaply anywhere in the world. Examples of misuse: Sending nasty or threatening messages. Forwarding unsuitable content including images and video clips, or sending computer viruses. Accessing someone else’s account, for example, to forward personal s or deleting s.

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Webcams Great for: Taking pictures or recording messages. Being able to see and talk to someone live on your computer screen. Examples of misuse: Making and sending inappropriate content. Persuading or threatening young people to act in inappropriate ways. Using inappropriate recordings to manipulate young people.

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Social Network sites Great for: Socialise with your friends and make new ones within online communities. Personalise homepages and profiles, create and upload content. Examples of misuse: Posting nasty comments, humiliating images / video. Accessing another persons account details and sending unpleasant messages, deleting information or making private information public. Groups of people picking on individuals by excluding them—blocking contact or deleting them from friendship lists. Creating fake profiles to pretend to be someone else, for example, in order to bully, harass or get them into trouble.

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 web sites music photos text video...

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Video Hosting Sites Great for: View video clips and short films and upload your own. Examples of misuse: Posting embarrassing or humiliating film of someone.

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Understanding the safety issues ‘ If you took away my phone you would take away a part of me!’ ( comment from girl 15 from Childnet’s research 2003)  79% of YP use the Internet privately without their parent’s supervision  One third of 9-19 year olds report having received unwanted sexual (31%) or nasty comments (33%).  57% of 9-19 yr olds have come into contact with online pornography  74% of young people in the UK say that they are aware of internet safety messages.  49% of young people say that they have given out personal information

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International Delivering e-safety in the Classroom Jenny’s StoryKnow IT All For ParentsCyberbullying Film

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Communicating with teenagers Prevention 1. Emphasis on dialogue rather than set of rules 2. More emphasis on their behavior and responsibility. 3. Reference to the law 4. Use of case studies 5. More detailed and specific advice

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Jenny’s Story Jenny’s Story DVD

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Prevention To help raise pupils’ awareness of potential risks, especially online grooming, when using interactive Internet applications. To help pupils reflect on their own online behaviours. To inform pupils of the strategies they can employ to prevent getting into difficulties online. Counter the risks Objectives

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Lesson Plan Overview 1How do you use the Internet? 2What are the benefits? 3Introduce Downsides Show Jenny’s Story 4Clarify Questions5 Discuss strategies for Getting out of difficult situations 6Remember what’s great! Aim: to set the context and assess the group Aim: to find out what the pupils like, and to set a positive background Aim: to introduce the negatives, getting the pupils to tell you first. Aim: make sure everyone is clear about the story, answer questions if necessary replay sections Empower the pupils Always end on a positive note!

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Prevention Would the pupils now give out personal details online to someone that they didn’t know? Would the pupils still meet up with someone they met online without telling anyone? If the pupils were concerned about anyone they had met online, would they tell someone? Having watched Jenny’s Story, has it changed the pupils’ views about passing an unknown person’s details onto a friend? Has it given the pupils strategies for how to get out of difficult situations online? Counter the risks Assessment

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Know IT All for Parents

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Cyberbullying film and guidance on Cyberbullying

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International Think before you send pictures of someone via , or mobile phone, they can spread far beyond your circle of friends Don't delete messages from cyberbullies. You don't have to read them, but you should keep them as evidence 1 Don't reply to abusive or worrying text or video messages. Your mobile service provider will have a number for you to ring or text to report phone bullying. You have a right not to be harrased and bullied online, make sure you tell someone. If you receive a rude image or text about someone else do not forward it, you could be assisting a bully or breaking the law. Treat your password like your toothbrush, don’t let anyone else Use it! Advice for Young People

E-safety a whole community approach © Childnet International 2007 Questions?