Helping Keep Children Safe Online Welcome Lorna Naylor Anti-bullying Co-ordinator Children, Families and Cultural Services For Parents

Learning Online? Money management Research Communication skills Confidence Commitment Computer skills Creativity

IN SCHOOL Generally supervised, protected and monitored WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN SUPERVISE- WE NEED TO HELP EDUCATE CHALLENGE = to ensure that children are safe wherever they use the internet OUT OF SCHOOL Often no filtering, supervision or monitoring Supervised/Unsupervised Access Points

Special Education Needs Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) can use the internet in educational, creative, empowering and fun ways, just like their peers. However, they may be particularly vulnerable to e-safety risks.

Specific things to consider for children with learning difficulties Children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder may make literal interpretations of content, which will affect how they respond. Some children may not understand some of the terminology due to language delays or disorders. Some children do not understand the concept of friendship, and therefore trust everyone implicitly. They do not know how to make judgments about what is safe information to share. This can lead to confusion about why you should not trust others. There is some concern around cyberbullying. We need to remember that some children with SEN or disabilities may be vulnerable to being bullied through the internet, and may not recognise that they are being bullied. In addition, some children may not appreciate how their own online behaviour may be seen by someone else as bullying.

 Social networking  Instant messaging/BBM  Online gaming  Mobile technology Websites and Technologies... Positives, Risks and Actions

Facebook Security

Help them set up their account – make sure that they don’t put any unnecessary personal information. Don’t make them any older than Facebook have separate security settings in place for younger usersFacebook have separate security settings in place for younger users Use your address as the main contact – this way you can see the people who are ‘friending’, messaging and commenting on your child’s profile. If your child is setting up a Facebook account, consider the following:

Talk through the privacy settings – go through the settings step-by-step Set privacy settings to ‘friends only’ and ensure that the friends they have are ones they know and trust in the real world. Limit the amount of adult ‘friends’ they have – these could be friends of yours or family members. These users may post content which you would not want your child to see! If your child is already an underage user, revisit their profile with them and ensure that these steps have been implemented; it is never too late to take control.

Talk to them about some of the things that can go wrong Discuss bullying, unwanted contact and inappropriate content. Ask them to talk to you about anything that makes them feel unhappy. Learn how to report any issues directly to the site.report

Risks  Inappropriate content  Unwanted contact  Overuse

Tips  Leave all gaming devices in a family space  Open up communication - talk to your child about the sites they are using and why they like them  Explain that people lie online and they are not always who they say they are  Explain that people can be mean online and don’t always have their best interests at heart  Ask them to never give out personal information  Set parental controls  Set time limits on how long they can game for. Allow time for non-technology based activities and allow an hour ‘screen free’ time before bed

PEGI (The Pan-European Game Information age rating system) was established in 2003 to help European parents make informed choices Bad Language - Game contains bad language Discrimination - Game contains depictions of, or material which may encourage, discrimination Drugs - Game refers to or depicts the use of drugs Fear - Game may be frightening or scary for young children Sex - Game depicts nudity and/or sexual behaviour or sexual references Violence - Game contains depictions of violence PEGI

Instant Messaging and Private Chat

Risks  Unwanted contact  Webcam capability  Private moments  Usage

 Ask your child to never accept people they don’t know and trust in the real world  Inform them that giving out personal information can be dangerous. They need to treat personal information such as the school they go to or their location like their tooth brush and not share it with anyone!  Ask them not to webcam with people they do not know from the real world and turn the webcam off after use!  Teach them how to report a problem and delete people that make them feel uncomfortable Tips

Chat Text Online Images Location Functions

Risks  Images taken and uploaded  Location  Personal messaging  Usage

Tips  Is my child old enough to have a mobile phone? Set boundaries  Before buying your child a mobile, find out what functions it has – Internet, private messaging, built in applications  Set parental controls where required  Set mobile rules - no mobile phone in the bedroom at night, mobile free time before bed, no use after lights out

New site check list  What can you do? - Functions of the site or technologies  Is there any parental information available?  How do you report a problem?  Can the account/profile be made private?  Does it have any parental controls?

Parental controls  Block sites that are not age appropriate  limit inappropriate and illegal material  Set timings – automatic switch off at bedtime  Monitor activity How can they help?

Can you get an app for that? YES!!! Vodafone has launched two apps to protect children and young people and to empower and inform parents as smartphones play an increasingly important role in how families manage their daily lives. Vodaphone Guardian- helps parents to manage their child’s smartphone by providing protection from inappropriate calls, messages and online contact Vodafone also provides Content Control that help prevent access to age- sensitive content and services on mobile phones, such as those rated 18.. Vodafone Digital Parenting- this app aims to help parents get to grips with some of the digital devices and services their children enjoy, such as Facebook®, Google and smartphones, and to get more involved in their digital world. It is available on a range of Android devices and provides a selection of articles from our Digital Parenting magazine.

What is Bemilo? Bemilo is a safe mobile network, managed by parents, used by children. Bemilo safety pack costs from £2.95 a month. Bemilo gives parents full control of their child’s mobile phone usage. They can control the costs i.e. how much they spend each month, they can control time of day that their children can chat with their friends using voice and SMS, and they can control when data is on or off. In addition to this functionality, Bemilo offers parents a whole host of controls to monitor and check their children’s mobile online activity should the needs arise. Bemilo operates through the Vodafone network which covers 99% of the UK’s population.

What is Cyberbullying? Threats Hacking Manipulation Stalking Public postings Exclusion Prejudice

Advice for parents on cyberbullying Discuss cyberbullying with your children - always respect others - treat your passwords with care - block/delete contacts & save conversations - don’t reply/retaliate - save evidence - make sure you tell Report the cyberbullying - school - service provider - police

SEXTING Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between mobile phones and/or the internet. Sexting is an extension of cyberbullying when someone (or a group of people) deliberately attempts to hurt, upset, threaten or humiliate someone else. This includes when a recipient is made to feel uncomfortable as a direct result of the content, or asked to do something which makes the recipient feel distressed.

Beatbullying’s research of year-olds found that: * 38% said they had received a sexually explicit or distressing text or (male: 36% | female: 39%) * 70% of young people knew the sender of the message. 45% of messages were from a peer, 23% from a current boyfriend /girlfriend and just 2% from adults * Of the 25% who received an offensive sexual image, 55% were issued via mobile phone * 29% have been chatting online chat when someone started talking about offensive or up-setting sexual things (male: 24% | female: 31%) * In this instance, 45% said the chat was instigated by a peer, 10% by an ex-partner and 2% by an adult

SEXTING HOW TO STAY SAFE The safest way is to not take such photos - or allow them to be taken. Resist pressure to be photographed. Failing that, there are ways to guard your privacy better both on the phone and on social networking sites. How to increase privacy on your mobile phone Ensure your phone is password protected If your phone is sold or goes for servicing ensure that all photos are deleted How to increase privacy on social networking sites Do not become ‘friends’ with people you do not know or trust Report content on a social networking site that you believe is inappropriate to the site administrators Check your general privacy settings: you can usually choose your profile to be visible to everyone, to networks of which you are a member, or only to approved friends. Restricting it to approved friends is the safest option as deter,ined strangers can often circumvent checks to enter school or college networks Check settings for content you have uploaded: privacy of your photos, videos or applications may not be covered by general profile settings. Check through settings on pages where you manage your content and limit access to friends

SEXTING If you are concerned about this issue and want advice or if you want to report an incident contact:

Online Reputations “It takes many actions to build a good reputation, and it only takes one bad one to lose it” - Benjamin Franklin In August 2009 a survey revealed that 45% of employers use social media to check out job applicants

What employers look for According to the same survey, 35% of employers have rejected candidates based on: Provocative or inappropriate photos or information Drinking or using drugs Bad-mouthing previous employees, colleagues or clients Poor communication skills Discriminatory comments Lied about qualifications Young people should understand 2,3 or 5 years may seem like a long time in their world but actions today could hurt them in the future.

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre CEOP is the UK national lead agency who deal with the sexual exploitation of children in the UK and abroad

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