Welcome…E-safety & Cyber Bullying

Parent Awareness Presentation

Teach them to swim first!

This Presentation

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

Why is internet safety important?

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

Survey of Year 9 Students in Leicestershire Schools – Feb 2010

• 70% 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

The Facts

36Million people went online in May 2009 in the UK

The number of text messages sent everyday exceedsthe population of the entire planet!

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

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

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!

The Benefits of the Internet

What are the positive aspects of the internet for children and young people?

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!

Dangers of the Internet

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

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

White House for Kids

Children in the White House

Pets in the White House

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

Potential dangers to children

Developed by Childnet International

Media Story21 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

Child Exploitation Online Protection (CEOP)

CEOP work in partnership to protect children and young

people from sexual exploitation

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

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

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

What young people say…..

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

ParentsChildren

The Gulf of Internet Knowledge

Bridging the gap of knowledge around the internet

Acknowledgements to: CEOP

Do you know how your own child uses the Internet?

What is thepersonal information children

and young people share ?

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.

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

Information Commissioner’s Office

“ Many young people are posting content online without thinking about the electronic footprint they are leaving behind”

David SmithDeputy Commissioner

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 3rd party software).

World of Warcraft

Guildwars

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

The new Digital Code - UKCCIS

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!

www.kids.yahoo.com

What can you do now?

If your concern is about who your child is in contact with whilst online

www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com

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.

www.iwf.org.uk

What can you do to find out more information

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.

We need to ….

– Be informed: Get a copy of your child’s school policyon 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.

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.

www.direct.gov.uk

and for younger children ….

www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/help/web/staysafe

www.clubpenguin.com/

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

Mobile phones What are the dangers?– Exposure to inappropriate content

– Cyber Bullying

– Legal and financial considerations