What is E-safety?

E-Safety Christian Bishop Nov. 18

How many of these acronyms do you know?

• ASL• CD9 OR Code 9 • GNOC – • KPC – • IRL – • MIRL – • LMIRL – • IWSN – • MOOS – • P911/P999 • PAW – • POS/MOS – • RU/18 – • WYRN – • Zerg – • 420 -

How many of you know the meaning of these acronyms?

• ASL- age, sex, location (could mean your child is using an anonymous chat room) • CD9 - Code 9 (meaning parents are around) • GNOC – get naked on camera • KPC – keep parents clueless • IRL – in real life. See also: • MIRL – meeting in real life • LMIRL – let's meet in real life • IWSN – I want sex now • MOOS – member of the opposite sex • P911/P999 - parent alert • PAW – parents are watching • POS/MOS – parents over shoulder/mum over shoulder • RU/18 – are you over 18?

• WYRN – what's your real name?

• Zerg – to gang up on someone • 420 - marijuana

What do we mean E-safety?

The term ‘online safety’ reflects a widening range of issues associated with technology and a user’s access to content, contact with others and behavioural issues.

Essentially - Safe practice in regard to anything digital Online safety is not just about technology It is about safeguarding It is about behaviour

The big divide • What parents are concerned about Vs what children are concerned about • How parents use technology Vs how children use it • Parents’ wisdom Vs Children’s proficiency

What is changing for our children?

• One in four children under eight owns a tablet • One in 10 children has a mobile phone before they’re five • 74% of eight- to11-year-olds has access to a tablet at home • 63% of children have a smartphone before they start secondary school • 23% of children are seen on the internet before they’re born

E-Safety in the Curriculum • All year groups from 1-6 work on E-safety throughout the year • Y1 Safe browsing, using the alphabet, privacy, ownership, sending emails • Y2 Safe browsing, digital trail, cyberbullying, safe searching, discerning websites • Y3 Passwords, online communities, ad awareness, emailing • Y4 Responsible behaviour, private info, messaging, accurate searching, plagiarism • Y5 passwords, phishing, intellectual property, manipulation of images • Y6 privacy, online security, cyberbullying, stereotyping

Benefits of using technology at home • Enormous, free access to materials • Engagement • Support for home learning • The ability to communicate widely • Develops key skills • Fine motor control • Manipulation of graphics • Digital production of materials impossible with paper

The need for responsible behaviour.

Guidance for your children at home: • Be kind online. Just because you can’t see a person doesn’t mean that you can’t hurt or offend.

• Think before you post or forward anything. Think about those selfies! Once you upload comments, pictures or videos, others will be able to see or capture them.

• Don’t upload pictures or videos of others without their permission. Everyone has a right to protect their data or online presence.

The need for responsible behaviour.

Guidance for your children at home • Be careful about pop-ups and adverts that say “you have won” something! This is usually a scam.

• Be careful what you click on – such as unknown links or attachments. If in doubt, do not open it delete it . It could be a computer virus. Also people try to get hold of your details.

• Only message, chat or e-mail people you know or trust in the ‘real’ world.

The need for responsible behaviour.

Guidance for your children at home • Don’t use your real name when using games or websites - create a nickname.

• Use passwords. Share them with your family.

• Think carefully about where you go online. Use websites recommended by teachers. Not all content is genuine. Content can be unfair or just nasty.

• Only use a webcam with people you really know offline. A video can expose you to embarrassment or danger.

The need for responsible behaviour.

Guidance for your children at home: • Don’t give out personal information about yourself, friends or family online that lets people find out your home address, mobile, the school you go to, etc.

• •When you are old enough to use social networking sites (usually 13+), know how to set your profile and location to private and how to block and report people.

• Never arrange to meet an online friend without a trusted adult.

• Know the danger signs that someone is trying to ‘groom’ you.

• Tell an adult you trust immediately if anything makes you worried or unhappy.

Potential risks of online activity • Cyber bullying • Grooming • Online gaming • Inappropriate websites • Losing control over pictures and video / Giving out too much information online • Viruses, hacking and security

Using social media safely ‘We need to teach young people the way to use them appropriately, to build their sense of entitlement into a sense of responsibility and to work with them on effective and safe strategies for protection whilst using social media.

If we were seeking to develop water safety we wouldn't keep children away from water until they are 16 and then throw them off the pier - similarly with social media, blindly banning them is inappropriate and equally dangerous.’ Juliette and Stephen Heppell http://www.heppell.net/facebook_in_school/

Cyber Bullying • Technology didn’t give rise to bullying.

• Bullying is, unfortunately, made easier, more widespread and more pervasive by technology.

• Be vigilant of children’s mood changes.

• Follow up any disclosures.

• If they are being bullied, support them. Follow it up.

Keep the evidence. Contact School staff for help.

• Contact the website owner or phone company if necessary. Get advice from an organisation.

Grooming • Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection to gain trust for the purposes of sexual abuse or extremist exploitation. Groomers may be other young people who are just a few years older.

• Young people may do things because they are simply exploring their understanding of the world or because they feel under pressure, bullied or think everyone does it.

• When you child is old enough, talk to them about appropriate loving, caring, respectful relationships and sex. Get advice from an organisation such as NSPCC or Thinkuknow.

Risks of Online gaming • Many online games have communication features which allow their users to interact anonymously e.g. Minecraft (all devices) and World of Warcraft (PC) • Cyberbullies may harass fellow gamers and online scam artists may promise virtual goods in an effort to get credit card information e.g. World of Warcraft • Some game consoles allow internet access as well, so it is important to be aware of their communication features.

Parental controls on gaming consoles • Parental controls can be set up on games consoles, such as Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo Wii. • Restrict games based on age rating.

• Restrict time spent e.g. On the Xbox 360 activate the “Family Timer” to limit the total amount.

• Control your child’s friend requests so you know who they’re playing with online.

• Restrict online user-to-user communication and the exchange of user-generated content.

Check your games http://www.pegi.info/en/index/

Gaming - Pegi

Pornography • It can be surprisingly easy for young people to access inappropriate material, mostly accidentally.

• Trust is key. It is most important that your child feels able to tell you if they find anything inappropriate, do something ‘wrong’, or they get inappropriate or unwanted attention from someone.

• If something happens, don’t over-react. Children experiment and make mistakes. Stay calm.

• Don’t leave sex ed to the porn industry.

Things to look out for If your child is: • Using or referencing technology excessively.

• Tired due to late-night usage.

• Being secretive about what they are doing.

• Behaving very differently in what they wear, their attitudes or friends.

• Using adult language or references • Acting out violent or sexual behaviours • Receiving gifts or money from unknown sources.

• Some of these signs may be perfectly innocent, but remember to always talk to your child about concerns.

• Be open, approachable and supportive.

Danger signs your child should know about

• Beware if someone: • Tries to find out your address or phone number or where you hang out.

• Wants to keep their chats with you secret.

• Shares information, pictures or videos with you and tells you not to tell anyone else about it.

• Sends you pictures or videos which make you feel uncomfortable and you are worried about showing them to anyone else.

• Asks you to send them pictures or videos of yourself or asks you to use a webcam in a way which makes you feel uncomfortable or worried.

• Pays you lots of compliments and offers or gives you gifts.

• Tells you that you will get into trouble if you tell an adult

Take age-appropriate precautions • With young children: • Use technology in a shared family room.

• Find and make child-friendly sites favourites or bookmarks for them to use.

• Use child friendly search engines such as: • www.kidrex.org/ • www.safesearchkids.com • www.primaryschoolict.com • www.swiggle.org.uk

Things to consider • Phones/ Tablets • Unsupervised internet access?

• Image sharing and GPS? • Do you want to share your location?

• Risk of theft / reporting problems?

• Think about content control • Text messaging (including images) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r40WMCBcIM4 • – how easy it is to find GPS data for a photo

Disabling GPS location • On an iPhone or iPad • Launch the Settings app from your Home screen.

• Tap on Privacy.

• Tap on Location Services.

• Tap on Camera.

• Choose Never.

• On Most Android phones • Open the camera app and tap settings • Scroll down to ‘geo tag’ or ‘location tag’ • Select disable/off

How to disable GPS geolocation • On Facebook • Open your profile page • Click on the ‘more’ button below profile picture • Select View privacy shortcuts • Select more settings • Click Location • Find location history and turn off • Phone location services for Facebook can also be turned • off using the privacy tab under phone settings.

Useful websites • Supporting links to web pages for more info • http://www.pegi.info/en/index/ • https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ • http://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers • https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keepingchildren-safe/online-safety/