1. E-safety Helping your children stay safe on-line A presentation for Parents

2. Use of the internet outside school Cyber bullying and mobile phones What are the risks? Internet use in school What parents can do Outline of the session

4. Explore : world wide information

5. Communicate : link with others

6. Publish and share work

7. Differences between home and school IN SCHOOL Supervised, filtered & monitored OUT OF SCHOOL Often no supervision, filtering or monitoring CHALLENGE = to ensure that children are safe wherever they use the internet

8. Changes in Internet use YOUNG PEOPLE Interactive chat, IM, Music, online games, photo sharing, Blogs – social networks PARENTS Mostly email & web use - downloaded material, online purchases, booking holidays WEB WEB v 1.0 WEB v 2.0

9. Changes in Internet use: 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 600 million active users of Facebook Average ‘facebooker’ has 150 friends If Facebook was a country it would be the 3rd most populated in the world There are over 34000 Google searches made per second The number of text messages sent every day exceeds the total population of the planet

10. What are the risks? To your children To your family 59% of five to seven-year-olds access the internet at home and 21% do so unsupervised. Ofcom survey 2008 Risks

11. Who are your child’s friends? Children may meet online friends through:  Social networking sites  Instant messaging (eg MSN)  Multi-user online games (including the X-box)  Chat rooms 33% of young people have received unwanted sexual or nasty comments online. Only 7% of parents think their child has received such comments 37% of online teens have used IM to write something that they would not have said in person.. Risks

12. Social networking sites All of these sites have a minimum age restriction of 13 years. Any Primary pupil with an account has lied about their age in order to join. Risks:

14. Facebook Security

15. Giving away personal information 20% of children claim they mustn’t fill in online forms, compared with 57% of parents who do not allow it. Risks 49% of kids say that they have given out personal information 5% of parents think their child has given out such information. Risks :

16. Some safe sites for kids Cbeebies Club Penguin Neopets Grid Club CBBC

17. Mobile phones & Cyberbullying Mobile phones are personal & private Kids love text messaging Phones do everything a PC can do You can send text from many web sites anonymously It is much easier to send a message that wouldn’t be said face to face

18. How is it different from bullying? 24/7 contact No escape at home Impact Massive potential audience reached rapidly. Pictures may stay online forever Perception of anonymity More likely to say things online Change profile of target/bully Physical intimidation changed Bullying may be unintentional Bystander effect Evidence Proof of cyberbullying is easier to collect

19. What can parents do? Take it seriously Discuss cyberbullying with your children - don’t text it if you can’t say it in person - treat your passwords with care - block/delete unwanted contacts - don’t reply/retaliate - save evidence - make sure you tell Report the cyberbullying - school - service provider - police Remind children that passing messages on makes them just as involved as the bully

20. Mobile phone advice Know how your child’s phone works (e.g. Bluetooth, Internet access) Agree the type of content that you would be happy for them to download, knowingly receive or send on to others Save any abusive messages/inappropriate images for evidence purposes Check the bill together to show you are following who they are calling Encourage balanced use – switching off at mealtimes, bedtime.

21. Prevent unacceptable content Talk to your children about what to do if they do come across something unpleasant Teach them to be critical – not to accept the views of one site Use child-friendly search engines or set a search filter Bookmarks appropriate sites to visit, rather than encouraging ‘Googling’ Install filtering but don’t rely on it Try not to overreact – lots of inappropriate content is viewed accidentally

22. 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 Ensure they never agree to meet someone they meet online 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 Protect from unwanted contact

23. SMART rules SAFE – Keep safe by being careful not to give out personal information – including full name and email 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 e-mails, 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.

24. http://www.childnet-int.org/

25. Parental responsibility 1. To protect your child – from unwanted contact and bullying 2. To protect your identity as a family – not giving away personal information