E-Safety – Using ICT Safely and ResponsiblyMiss Pownall

To understand what e-safety is

To understand why e-safety is important

How to stay safe and be responsible users of ICT

Lesson Objectives

Lesson Outcomes Identify ways of communicating using ICT

Describe what is meant by e-safety

Describe why e-safety is important

Suggest ways to stay safe and responsible

What is E-Safety?

E-Safety refers to staying safe and beingresponsible when using any form of ICT:e.g. Mobile Phones Internet X-Box Chat rooms Social networking websites

Risks?

Risks Talking to people in chat rooms allows them

to be anonymous

Personal information may be accessed

Inappropriate material may be accessed

Easy for “cyber-bullies”

Identity theft

Viruses from opening emails from strangers

Solutions NEVER give out personal information CLOSE any website that is inappropriate DO NOT arrange to meet a stranger AVOID chat rooms REPORT abuse REPORT any bullying DELETE unknown emails

MC Lars – Internet Relationships

Task

Use ICT to teach others the possible dangers of using technology and how they can avoid them/report them

Technology

Choose from one of the following:

Chat roomsSocial networking sites e.g. myspace, beboInstant messenger e.g. MSN, skype

Mobile phonesGames consoles e.g. X-BOX

Possible Risks

Choose from one of the following:

Anonymity (can pretend to be someone else)

Identity theft (use another persons name/details)

Cyber-bullying

Viruses

Inappropriate information

Possible Ideas

A short advert made in windows movie maker/photo story 3

A song/rap using audacity A power point presentation

You MUST include information for how to avoid the dangersor how to resolve them if they occur