Welcome. E-safety & Cyber Bullying Parent Awareness Presentation

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1 Welcome E-safety & Cyber Bullying Parent Awareness Presentation

2 Teach them to swim first!

3 This Presentation Why is internet safety important? Benefits of the internet Potential dangers Cyber bullying What can we do as parents?

4 Why is internet safety important?

5 Survey of Year 9 Students in Leicestershire Schools Feb 2010 Two-thirds have a webcam at home 95% own a mobile with a camera 80% access the internet from their phone 90% have a social networking profile 21% don t use privacy settings 42% post personal information

6 Survey of Year 9 Students in Leicestershire Schools Feb % have filters at home 10% have met someone face to face Only a fifth of these took an adult! 21% have been cyber-bullied 17% admitted sending unkind texts etc

7 The Facts 36 Million people went online in May 2009 in the UK The number of text messages sent everyday exceeds the population of the entire planet!

8 The Facts 75% of young people say they couldn t live without the internet A quarter say that the internet is their first source of information on alcohol, sex, drugs, finance and health

9 Click Clever Click Safe- The first UK Child Internet Strategy (December 2009)

10 So why is internet safety Important? The off-line and on-line world has merged! Keeping children and young people safe on-line means keeping them safe full stop its the new world we live in!

11 The Benefits of the Internet What are the positive aspects of the internet for children and young people?

12 The Benefits Educational games and programmes Finding information Ease of communication with people from all around the world The opportunity to share resources and ideas with people that have the same interests Online shopping!

13 Dangers of the Internet What harm could come to children and young people as a result of using the Internet?

14 The negatives Paedophiles use the internet to meet young people People lying to others online / fraud Bullying using the internet (Cyber bullying) Seeing inappropriate images and material Viruses and pop ups

15 White House for Kids Children in the White House Pets in the White House

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17 Potential dangers to children Content Contact Commerce Pornography Racism/hate Inaccurate information Copyright User generated content is permanent Cyber Bullying Online grooming Invasion of privacy Blur between advertising & content Developed by Childnet International

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19 Media Story 21 year old media student from Surrey who Arranged to meet a 14-year-old girl at a railway station He met his victims in the chatroom of a teenage website The girl s mother became aware and reported it

20 Child Exploitation Online Protection (CEOP) CEOP work in partnership to protect children and young people from sexual exploitation

21 What do we know about how children and young people use the Internet?

22 What young people say.. 79% of young people use the Internet privately, without their parents supervision Nearly half of children in the UK set their social networking profiles so that they are visible to anyone and 43% claim that their parents don't set rules for social networking

23 What young people say.. 57% of 9-19 year olds have come into contact with online pornography; but only 16% of parents know 49% of children say that they have given out personal information; but only 5% of parents know

24 Source: Click Clever Click Safe The first UK Child Internet Strategy, Crown copyright

25 Parents Children Bridging the gap of knowledge around the internet The Gulf of Internet Knowledge Acknowledgements to: CEOP

26 Do you know how your own child uses the Internet?

27 What is the personal information children and young people share?

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29 Information Commissioner Office 71% of young people would not want a college, university or potential employer to conduct an Internet search on them unless they could first remove content from social networking sites. 6 in 10 had never considered that what they put online now, might be permanent, and could be accessed years into the future.

30 Information Commissioner Office 60% of young people make available their date of birth 23% create passwords using their siblings name 2% create passwords using their mother s maiden name

31 Information Commissioner s Office Many young people are posting content online without thinking about the electronic footprint they are leaving behind David Smith Deputy Commissioner

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33 Online Gaming (Massively Multiplayer Online). Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO s) have just as large a fan base as Social Networks. Also has profiles as part of the game, and can communicate through the game with text or audio (sometimes with 3 rd party software).

34 World of Warcraft

35 Guildwars

36 What can we do to help our children and young people?

37 The new Digital Code - UKCCIS

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39 Some suggestions.. Use child friendly search engines e.g. Yahookids Use browser history Install filtering software but don t rely upon it Talk to your child, but don t over-react!

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41 What can you do now? If your concern is about who your child is in contact with whilst online

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43 What can you do now? If you are concerned about the type of Internet content your child is accessing e.g. violent pornography, bomb making etc.

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45 What can you do to find out more information

46 We need to. Be involved: what are your children doing online? Find out who your children s online friends are. Be prepared: Lay out clear boundaries of where your children are to go on the Web and consider installing Internet filters. Be critical: Children are using the Internet to do their homework, help them evaluate the material they are looking at.

47 We need to. Be informed: Get a copy of your child s school policy on the use of the Internet. Make sure it s something you are comfortable with. Be visible: Where is the computer situated in the house? (wifi, mobiles?) Be partners with your children s school to keep them safe when they are using the Internet. Give a consistent message.

48 You need to. Be there: It s not enough to give out rules and regulations; make surfing a family activity and not an alternative childminder! Be able to listen calmly: Let your children know that if they are upset by anything they see on the Internet they can talk to you about it.

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50 and for younger children.

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53 Mobile phones Services on mobiles now include: video messaging two-way video calling mobile access to the Internet Entertainment services in the form of video streaming and downloadable video clips from films or sporting events, music, horoscopes and games Location-based services, such as maps, route planners etc

54 Mobile phones What are the dangers? Exposure to inappropriate content Cyber Bullying Legal and financial considerations