1. Parents’ Guide to E-Safety October 2011

2. A little about the online habits of a typical Year 10 student.

6. Year 10’s most popular activities

10. A well-prepared e-safe student will …

11. Poll: Porn-watching, net-savvy kids are a myth Cyberbullying grief highlighted instead Parents who think their tearaway hacking kiddies are seeing all sorts of things they shouldn't online are buying into some of the top myths about children on the web, according to a new report. EU Kids Online, a research project based at the London School of Economics and Political Science, talked to kids across Europe about their online habits and discovered that they are both more and less clued up than their parents reckon. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/28/myths_about_children_online/

12. The school’s e-safety strategy… Curriculum (ICT / PHSCE) AUP Filtering Monitoring Mobile Device Policy BUT these only work when in school…

13. How parents can help… Talk to your children about their use of ICT. Get involved - perhaps create own PSN / Facebook account.

14. How parents can help… Filtering packages. (e.g. OpenDNS, CyberPatrol, NetNanny, Dan’s Guardian.)

15. How parents can help… Where to use the computer?

16. How parents can help… Social network settings - keep them tight, check often.

17. How parents can help… Reminder to (especially younger) children - don't publish personal info online, don't trust anyone online not known in real life.

18. How parents can help… Don't use torrents. Malware / trojans, and often illegal!

19. How parents can help… Keep OS patches / AV software up to date.

20. For further advice… esafety@streetly.walsall.sch.uk. Frog - Parent Voice. CEOP. ThinkUKnow. Please take an e-safety card. Available from the signing-in desks.

21. Introduction to Frog Y10 Parents Information Evening October 2011

22. What is Frog? Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Assign tasks to students Assessment / feedback Storage (eportfolio) Organisational tools Announcements Social networking

25. The Feed Like Facebook… Tasks assigned Friends’ status Attendance Sleuth behaviour points (coming soon)

26. Announcements Keeps students “in the loop.” Electronic noticeboard. Also available as RSS feed.

27. To-do List Lists all tasks assigned to students. Can hand in work from here. Can collect feedback from here. Shows hand-in status.

28. Eportfolio Online file storage area. Available on-site and off- site. Can create notes, web pages etc. Also – separate “school drives” section. Allows access to school network.

29. School Departments Where subjects store their files. Includes interactive materials. Students can access this without being assigned a related task.

30. Social Networking Similar features to sites like Facebook… But safe and monitored. Available to ALL users (including parents.)

31. Planner Personal planning tool. Also shows deadlines of tasks. Future Plans: integration with Outlook and mobile devices.

32. The Parental Engagement Portal (PEP) Current features… School calendar Attendance School documents (e.g. letters) Parent Voice Contact tools Policies Coming soon… Behaviour monitor Assessment monitor New theme design PEP Familiarisation Workshops currently being planned – information will be issued soon.

33. For further information… st-walker-s@streetly.walsall.sch.uk esafety@streetly.walsall.sch.uk st-walker-s@streetly.walsall.sch.uk esafety@streetly.walsall.sch.uk