Safer internet evening 11 February 2014
Mr Martin and Mrs Ramsay
Awareness raising session for Parents and Carers
Why are we here? Social Media 2011
Money management Communica>on skills Confidence Learning Online? Computer skills Commitment Research Crea>vity
Topics Ø What are the risks? Ø Technologies your children use Ø Tips for protec7on Ø Advice and help Ø Ques7ons?
Who are CEOP?
The Child Exploita>on and Online Protec>on Centre CEOP is the UK na7onal lead agency who deal with the sexual exploita7on of children in the UK and abroad www.ceop.police.uk www.facebook.com/ceop
Click CEOP
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Consequences
www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
What can go wrong?
Quiz : Illegal or Unsuitable? For a 32 year old man pretending to be a 15 year old while talking to a 14 year old on the Internet.
Quiz : Illegal or Unsuitable? For a 32 year old man pretending to be a 15 year old while talking to a 14 year old on the Internet. They arrange to meet however the man has the inten7on of developing a sexual rela7onship with the 14 Year old.
Quiz : Illegal or Unsuitable? For a child of 14 to send a Sexy picture of themselves to their boyfriend or girlfriend?
Sending a text message to someone sta7ng I m going to kill you!
Risks Ø Unwanted contact/grooming Ø Cyberbullying Ø Sex7ng Ø Harmful content/illegal material Ø Cyber addic7on Ø Digital footprints future effects
Sex7ng
ONLINE REPUTATION Your Online Reputa7on is formed by : Posts by you Posts by others but about you or others linked to you Posts by others pretending to be you Tweets about you Tweets re- tweeted by you
Websites and Technologies... Posi>ves, Risks and Ac>ons Ø Social networking Ø Instant messaging/bbm Ø Online gaming Ø Mobile technology
Social Networking
Facebook Security
Is my child too young to have a Facebook account? Help set up their profile Add your email as the main contact (if possible) Set the privacy seangs to friends only and ensure they are children you know Show them a CEOP safety resource which outlines the risks (www.youtube.co.uk/ceop/jigsaw) Like the Click CEOP page Check in and keep updated
Risks Ø Ø Ø Ø Sharing personal informa7on Unwanted contact Inappropriate content Overuse Ø Digital footprint lee to influence future employers
Instant Messaging and Private Chat
Risks Ø Unwanted contact Ø Webcam capability Ø Private moments Ø Over Usage
Tips Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Security seangs need to be set to Friends only, that includes - comments, posts and photos These Friends need to be people they know and trust in the real world Content - Only post content and photos they wouldn't mind showing you! Be Friends with your child on Facebook; instant messaging sites Learn how to report an issue directly to Facebook
Gaming
Risks Ø Inappropriate content Ø Unwanted contact Ø Overuse Ø Addic7on
Tips Ø Leave all gaming devices in a family space Ø Open up communica7on - talk to your child about the sites they are using and why they like them; play them yourself to see if appropriate Ø Explain that people lie online and they are not always who they say they are Ø Explain that people can be mean online and don t always have their best interests at heart Ø Ask them to never give out personal informa7on Ø Set parental controls Ø Set 7me limits on how long they can game for. Allow 7me for non- technology based ac7vi7es and allow an hour screen free 7me before bed
PEGI PEGI (The Pan- European Game Informa>on age ra>ng system) was established in 2003 to help European parents make informed choices Violence - Game contains depic7ons of violence Discrimina>on - Game contains depic7ons of, or material which may encourage, discrimina7on Sex - Game depicts nudity and/or sexual behaviour or sexual references Drugs - Game refers to or depicts the use of drugs Fear - Game may be frightening or scary for young children Bad Language - Game contains bad language
Mobile Technology
Func>ons Chat Loca>on Text Online Images
Risks Ø Images taken and uploaded Ø Loca7on Ø Personal messaging Ø Usage
Tips Ø Ø Ø Is my child old enough to have a mobile phone? Set boundaries Before buying your child a mobile, find out what func>ons it has Internet, private messaging, built in applica7ons Set parental controls where required Ø Set mobile rules - no mobile phone in the bedroom at night, mobile free 7me before bed, no use aeer lights out
So important to protect your children
Simple steps to protec>on Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø I have asked my child to show me sites they use I have asked my child to set the security sebngs on all the technologies they use I have asked my child to only accept people they know and trust in the real world as online Friends I have set safe sebngs on our computer/laptop and set adult content filters on my child s smart phone My child has agreed to tell me if they are worried about something online
www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
Safer internet evening 11 February 2014