Staying safe with Social Media October 2014
The Good Bits Digital Literacy Skills Communicating with others Exploring and sharing Become independent Keep up to date
The Dangers Advertising and selling Spamming personal information Illegal downloading Bullying, harassment and stalking Pornography and Grooming & Sexting Racism and extremist views
4 Golden Rules 1.Protect your online identity 2.Know where to find help 3.Don’t give in to pressure 4.Think before you click
Things to watch for – Part 1 gathering your personal details, such as age, name, address,mobile number, name of school and photographs; promising that you could meet with sports idols or celebrities or offers of merchandise; offering cheap tickets to sporting or music events; offering gifts including electronic games, music or software; paying young people to appear naked and perform sexual acts;
Things to watch for – Part 2 bullying and intimidating behaviour by threatening to contact your parents and/or saying they know where you live, plays sport, or goes to school; asking sexually themed questions, such as ‘Do you have a boyfriend?’ or ‘Are you a virgin?’ asking to meet you offline