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Welcometoyour‘GooseberryAlert’.Pleasefeelfreetosharethe‘GooseberryPlanetTips/ThoughtsoftheWeek’.HelpingtokeepyouandyourwholeschoolcommunitySaferOnline.

GooseberryStudent‘Tip’oftheWeekUsingyourdevicetoplaygamesandconnectwithfriendsoutside?Sharingyourlocationwhenyouareoutandaboutallowspeopletocontactyou.Ifyoumust have your location on, turn your locationoffwhen youhavefinished to keep your whereabouts private. Please share with yourstudents.GooseberryTeacher‘Tip’oftheWeek

Speaktoyourstudentsabouttheriskswhenusinganyappthatrequiresthemtohavetheirlocationonandvisibletoothers.Acknowledgethatitisnecessaryforsomeappsandgamestohavelocationactivatedandtalkabouthowhelpfulthismightbe.Encouragestudentstostaysafewhenusingdevicesoutside,byturningofftheirlocationwhenitisnotneededandencouragethemtocheckinorupdatetheirstatuslater.Pleasesharewithyourstaff.

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GooseberryParent‘Tips’oftheWeekHelpyourchildreducetheriskofinappropriatecontactonline,particularlywhen out and about. Some apps and games are designed to shareinformationwith‘FriendsLists’. Choosingonlinefriendswiselycanhelpreducetheriskofinappropriatecontact.Onlybeingfriendsonlinewithreallifefriendswillhelpcontrolwhoinformationissharedwith.Whenusingappsandgamesthatsharelocationsandpersonaldetails,makesuretheseareswitchedoffafterwards. Usefuladvice forusall. PleasesharewithParents.

Alertoftheweek–SnapMapSnapMap,anOPTIONALfeatureofSnapChat,allowsuserstopostpublic‘snaps’onapublicinteractivemap.SnapMapallowspeopletosearchforplacesandviewtheimagespostedinthatlocation.

Pleasetakeamomenttothinkabouttheconsequencesofchildrenpostingatschool.

Usersarealsoabletolocatetheir"friends"onamap,thatisaccurateenoughtodeterminewherepeoplelive.

SwitchingOffSnapMap

• Wheninphoto-takingmode,pinchthescreentoopenSnapMap• Touchthesettingscoginthetoprightcornerofthescreen• Tap"GhostMode"toswitchofflocationsharing• PhotosandvideospostedtoSnapchat'spublic'OurStory'willstillbediscoverableon

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WhatsAppOurlatestParentHandoutonWhatsAppisnowavailable.PleasevisitGooseberryTeacherto access this resource and encourage Parents to register and access the full selection ofhandoutsonournewGooseberryParentappintheResourcesarea.COMINGNEXT–YouTube