Internet Safety

James Abela & David Ogden

http://goo.gl/uce8i7

ContentsJames Abela (Head of ICT)

• The current crop of social networks & online games

• Tools to help your child stay safe online

• Spotting the signs of online bullying & grooming

David Ogden (Secondary Counsellor)

• Current research on children and internet use

• Impact of social media on a child’s development

Discussion

• Setting realistic (and workable) restrictions on internet use

What is the Social Network?

1 2 3 4

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New Social Websites

Old Current Growing

Tools to help your child stay safe online

“Kids are in the skate park and nobody’s watching”

Sharing Personal Information

Parental Controls

Parental Controls Windows 8http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/family-safety

•know which websites your kids have visited

•which apps and games they've used.

•block or allow specific websites or other content

• limit the amount of time they can spend on the PC

(Much more sophisticated than other Tablets)

Parental Controls on a Mac

Mac OS http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2900

Parental Controls iOS

iOS Guided Access

• For younger children

• Locks iPhone or iPad to a single app

• Great for encouraging use of educational apps

• Stops accidental dialing etc

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5509

iOS Parental Controls

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4213

Android

Only latest version of Android have Parental Controls

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google-android/3461359/parental-control-on-android/

Apps are available for older versions:

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/596-best-android-parental-control-apps.html

Check your children’s profile

Try a simple Google Search:

•Name

•Name and school

•Name and city or location

•Name and friend’s name

Spotting The Signs

Most bullying is both online and offline. Grooming (or kidnapping) starts online as

a way to gain access to the pupil

Emotional

•Becomes withdrawn or shy

•Shows signs of depression

•Is extremely moody or agitated

•Is anxious or overly stressed out

•Shows signs of aggressive behavior

Social & Behavioural

•Suddenly stops using the computer

•Changes eating or sleeping habits (e.g., nightmares)

•No longer wants to participate in activities once enjoyed

•Hurts self, attempts or threatens suicide

•Suddenly changes friends

Academic

•Doesn’t want to go to school

•Gets into trouble at school

•Skips school

•Loses interest in school

•Drops in grades

Signs that they maybe up to no good…

•Stops using the computer or turns off the screen when someone comes near

•Appears nervous or jumpy when using the computer or cell phone

• Is secretive about what they are doing on the computer

•Spends excessive amounts of time on the computer

•Becomes upset or angry when computer or cell phone privileges are limited or taken away

Being Bullied off-line

•Retreats into an online world

•Does not want to go to School

•Avoids certain places

•Playing lots of games

•Lots of coding / programming

•Accidents / cuts & bruises

“I was bullied and beaten every day. Programming saved my life” Daniel Tomlinson

Further Advice

• CEOP provides up to date advice on staying safe onlinehttps://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/Parentsold/

• Stay Safe Onlinehttp://www.staysafeonline.org/

• Wikipedia holds a good list of Social Networkshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

• Connect Safelyhttp://www.connectsafely.org/

Talk to your class teacher or form teacher

What Boundaries would you

set?

Why I wouldn’t ban web access

•Communicate with friends and family far away•Contribute to online communities •Build online portfolios for future careers•Participate in courses from world leading

universities•Nearly all jobs in the future will require Internet

skills•Less people have Internet related deaths than fall down the stairs

Would you?1. Keep internet enabled devices in the sitting room?

2. Disable home WIFI when not in use?

3. Setup parental controls on a home network?

4. Allow your children onto Facebook or social networking sites?

5. Allow online games at home?

6. Allow children to chat on Skype, Line or Whatsapp?

7. Allow children to have a mobile phone?

8. Restrict Screen time?

9. Take a copy of all your children’s passwords?