1. Online Safety Guidance for Parents & Carers
Tim Barette
Primary ICT & Computing Consultant, Babcock 4S

2. About this session… Raise awareness of online risks
Offer practical ideas and tools to help you to stay in control

4. Current issues…
sexting
wordle.net

5. WISDOM KNOWLEDGE Understanding how to behave in a virtual world
Many children pick up technology quickly
WISDOM
Understanding how to behave in a virtual world

6. Generation tablet
34% of children aged 8-11 have their own tablet device
65% of 3-4s live in a household with a tablet computer
23% of UK children begin their online lives in utero, with parents uploading their scans online
Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report Oct 2014

7. How many do you know? GTA V G2G Grand Theft Auto 5 Got to go
Who is Notch?
Inventor of Minecraft
What is a MMORPG?
Massively multiplayer online roleplaying game
ROFL
Roll on floor laughing
DKDC
Don’t know, don’t care
G2G
Got to go
PIR
Parent in room
ASL
Age/sex/location
LMIRL
Let’s meet in real life
GNOC
Get naked on camera
noslang.com

8. What are children doing online?
What is e-safety?
Assessing risks
Making effective use of technology
What are children doing online?
It’s not about…
Being too scared to use technology
Being overly restrictive

9. The games children play…

10. Recognise these?
13+

11. A risky business?
Chatting with strangers
Sharing a location
Sharing information
Online bullying
Hiding content
In-app spending

12. Games & apps Things to consider:
Is the content age-appropriate? (NSPCC Netaware)
Is there advertising – is this appropriate?
Are there in-game or in-app purchases? Can these be turned off?
Are there reporting mechanisms? Can I block other users?
Are there privacy settings? Are they easier to use?

13. Social media – who are their friends???
Real-life friends
Family
Online “Friends”

14. It’s your privacy!

15. Understanding Instagram is a photo and video sharing app
People can connect with one another through comments, captions, emoticons and hashtags on photos and videos

16. You control your privacy
By default posts are public. Set posts to private so that you have to approve other users before they see your posts.
Privacy can’t be perfect
Your profile is public (profile photo, username and bio). What information should be included?
Location-sharing
“Add to Photo Map” adds a location to a photo. Do you really want people to know where it was taken?

17. Social media & young people
ask
upload
chat
comment
share

18. What are the risks online?

19. Conduct Digital footprint Respect and manners
Who can view their content?
Keep their personal information safe

20. Content Adult content Hurtful and harmful content Reliable information
Illegal downloading

21. Contact
Online friends
Privacy settings
Grooming
Online bullying

22. Commercialism
Advertising
In-app purchases
Pop ups
Spam

23. Video Games Graphic violence Language Online communication
Reinforcing stereotypes
Addiction
Behavioural changes

24. Cyberbullying – extension of bullying
Text messaging
Instant
Messaging
Chat rooms
Image sharing
Online
gaming
Social media
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25. Dealing with Cyberbullying
Tell someone: tell a trusted adult if you are being cyberbullied
Don’t reply: most of the time the bully is looking for a reaction
Save the evidence: take screen shots of the cyberbullying
Report abuse: to the relevant social media site using the “Report abuse” or “Report user”. Block the bully!

26. What are schools doing? What is e-safety? Assessing risks
Making effective use of technology
What are schools doing?
It’s not about…
Being too scared to use technology
Being overly restrictive

27. What does digital literacy cover?
Digital communication – , blogging, social media, chatting, gaming etc..
Digital footprint – personal data, images, comments
Dealing with problems – e.g. inappropriate or unkind contact, inappropriate content
Searching the www – search engines, search criteria, evaluating websites

30. What can parents and carers do to help to keep their children safe?
What is e-safety?
Assessing risks
Making effective use of technology
What can parents and carers do to help to keep their children safe?
It’s not about…
Being too scared to use technology
Being overly restrictive

31. Communication is key!
Show an interest
Children show you how to use technology
Agree on acceptable use
Model use of tech
Agree on sanctions

32. Family Agreements from Childnet

33. Keep yourself informed

35. www.commonsensemedia.org www.net-aware.org.uk

36. Parental Tools
Parental controls from your home Internet service provider
Filtering at home
Mobile filtering
Safe searching options
Parental controls on games consoles
Parental controls on devices

37. Internet Service Provider (ISP) Filtering
What parental controls does your ISP provide?
- Big four ISPs; BT, Talk Talk, Virgin & Sky
Look out for this

38. Windows Family Safety http://familysafety.live.com
Web filtering – allow or block sites
Set time use
Activity Reporting – sites visited, programs used & computer usage times
Works with different user accounts / profiles

39. Different levels of parental filtering available
Mobile filtering
Different levels of parental filtering available

40. Safer searching
Uses Google Custom Search with Safe Search functionality
Promotes specific educational keywords

41. Set SafeSearch on Google
SafeSearch can be locked
Change SafeSearch filters to strict

42. Safety Mode Blocks potentially inappropriate content.
Relies on community flagging
Create a playlist of videos for your child

43. Parental Controls on Games Consoles
Games consoles can have password protected parental controls applied
Works in line with age-rating system to games (PEGI), DVDs and Blu-rays
Player profiles have privacy settings

44. Parental Controls on ipad/iphone/ ipod Touch
Enable and adjust Restrictions, on your device to prevent access to specific features or content
Possible to restrict certain apps, e.g. Safari, FaceTime & iTunes
Restrict certain content, e.g. rated music, videos, apps & TV shows

45. Creating profiles on an Android Tablet

46. Parental Checklist
TALK to your child about how they use technology – what do they enjoy?
FIND out more about the digital world - understand the tools. Have a go!
START setting some boundaries now – create a family internet charter
MAKE the most of tools like Parental Controls on computers, mobiles and games consoles, privacy features on social networking sites, and safety options on Google and other search engines 47

47. Parental Checklist HELP your child to build online resilience
AGREE about the sharing of personal information
HOLD the line on letting your child sign up for services that have a minimum age limit of 13
FAMILIARISE yourself with age ratings and descriptions on games, online TV, films and apps 48