E-safety

What is e-safety?

• Being aware of the dangers• Knowing what to do if things go wrong and you are at

risk when using technology• Knowing how to stay safe when using technology• Managing the risks of the digital world

Key areas to consider

What are the risks?

• Somebody may get hold of your private details and misuse them

• Viruses, malware, adware and spyware

• Cyber-bullying using various different technology: mobile phones, chat rooms and social networking sites

• Copyright Law – illegal copying and distributing of software, films, music and any other materials

• Indecent material being distributed

• Strangers using chat rooms or other means to contact youngsters

• Identity theft

Cyber-bullying

• Cyber-bullying is when a young person is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or targeted by another young person using the internet, mobile phone, or other type of digital technology.

• You have to be very careful if you are a victim of cyber-bullying. If you try to take things into your own hands then you may end up being a cyber-bully yourself.

• The best thing to do if you're being bullied, whether online or not, is to tell your parents or guardian, or someone you trust - and talk about it.

Cyber-bullying

• Beatbullying's study for Safer Internet Day spoke to 4,605 young people aged 11-16 across the UK:

-28% said they'd been bullied over the internet or a mobile phone.

-One in 13 said they had been threatened repeatedly.

-Victims found the cyber-bullying left them wanting to avoid school, suffering from lower confidence, and living in fear of their safety.

Social networking

• Web-based social networking is when users share content, interact and develop friendship groups over a website.

• Social networking sites are places where you can keep in touch with friends and let people know what you're up to.

• Popular social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

• You normally have to be at least 13 to register on them, and even then you often need your parents' permission.

• They can be dangerous though because you must be careful not to post personal information about yourself.

• Also, you must keep your password to yourself, or else people could write nasty things pretending to be you.

Social networking

Don’t share information about yourself online

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p014pfyk

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Be SMART!

Be SMART!

SAFE • Staying safe means being careful and not giving out your

name, address, photos, mobile phone number, school name or password to people online.

• Use a nickname, set social networking sites to private and never post your own or your friends/families information without their permission.

Be SMART!

MEETING • Meeting up with someone you have contacted online can be

dangerous as you never know if they are who they say they are. • Only do so with your parent’s/carer’s permission and when

they can be present. Always meet in a public place.

Be SMART!

ACCEPTING • Accepting e-mails or opening files from people you don’t

really know or trust can get you into trouble – they may contain viruses or nasty messages.

• The best thing to do is ignore them or show them to an adult you trust.

Be SMART!

RELIABLE • Some people online maybe lying about who they really

are and some information you find on the internet may not always be reliable and true.

Be SMART!

TELL • Tell an adult you trust if someone or something you see

online makes you feel uncomfortable or worried. • You can report online abuse to the police at

www.thinkuknow.co.uk

Key Advice

• Don’t do anything online that you wouldn’t do in real life! If you wouldn’t be happy with your parents/teacher/police seeing it then don’t post it online!

• It’s never too late to tell someone if something or someone makes you feel uncomfortable – if it feels wrong it most probably is! Learn how to block someone online and report a problem.

Keep safe!

• Club Penguin's Simon Pollard gives us his top five online safety tips:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16918052

Top Tips

• Don’t give out your personal information• Never meet up with an online friend• Don’t open junk mail• Beware: people might not be who they say

they are• Always tell an adult if you feel

uncomfortable or worriedE-Safety video for younger children

E-Safety video for older children