E-safety workshop for parents Creating a better & safer internet together
Digital facts What % of young people aged 8-11 have a social network profile 20% What is the average age of an online gamer? 33 What is the ‘digital divide’ that exists between children and their parents? 10 year gap
Focus of the workshop Why apply parental control settings? Explore Apps used by young people Popular educational Apps
Conduct Digital footprints Respect and manners Who can view their content? Keep their personal information safe Reporting
Contact Online friends Privacy settings Grooming Cyberbullying Tell someone they trust!
Content Adult content Hurtful and harmful content Reliable information Illegal downloading
Parental control settings The internet Customise parental controls Allow and block specific sites Set limits for time online
Parental control settings Online gaming Restrict games based on age rating. Restrict time spent playing games Control their child’s friend requests Restrict online user-to-user communication
Parental control settings All Smartphones are capable of a range of internet functions: social networking, listening to music, playing games, browsing the internet, checking s, taking photos and videos and watching TV
Parental control settings Other devices and Apps Kindle iPads Netflix Windows 8.0
Facebook privacy settings
How does the internet make our lives better?
Ask.Fm 84% of the children and young people we asked think Ask.fm can be risky. The top 3 concerns were: rude and offensive content anonymity talking to strangers
Instagram 54% of the children and young people think Instagram can be risky. The top 3 concerns were: sexual content privacy settings the risk of strangers being able to view their pictures.
Snapchat 64% of the children and young people think Snapchat can be risky. The top 3 concerns were: sexual content strangers accessing their images people being able to see where they are in their snaps
Twitter 64% of the children and young people we asked think Twitter can be risky. The top 3 concerns were: bullying privacy settings inappropriate content
Child Friendly Apps
CBeebies Playtime Games in this app have all been designed to help little ones learn while they play No need for internet connection No in app buying
MiniSchool MiniSchool for children aged 4-6, is a fun app making learning maths and English, rhyming, colours and more lots of fun. Free - though you can pay around £2 for various in-app add-ons
Youtube kids This free app with age- appropriate videos, channels, and playlists. Big buttons easy scrolling with auto full- screen Parental control settings to limit time
SplashMath Splash Math for 9-11 into maths and good for children who enjoy visual learning. Parents can also keep a track of how their child are doing with their learning.
Hakitzu Elite: Robot Hackers Inventive app that teaches children the basics of computer programming/coding by building giant robots. For older children. In-app purchasing
FriendStrip Kids Lets children feature in their own comic strip. Children take photos to fill in the frames and then star in over 80 stories. In-app purchasing.
What can I do right now? Open dialogue with your child Family agreement Consider filtering and blocking software Think before you/they post Understand the laws Privacy settings and reporting Save the evidence and report the incident Age ratings on apps and games Protect their personal information
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