INTERNET SAFETY

Simon MoulesNick Stoneman

INTRODUCTION Where can children access the internet How often do children use the internet Teenage internet experiences What are the internet dangers to

children Children’s slang and abbreviations How can we protect children Internet safety Useful sites

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QUIZ... 1. What age do you have to be to join

MySpace & Facebook?2. What function on a computer allows you to

review sites visited by your children?3. On what or where can children can

access the internet?4. What is the best location for a computer

used by your children?5. What does the abbreviation ASL mean?6. What percentage of children have given

out their personal information to someone they had only met on the internet?

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A 2009 Ofcom study has discovered that 80% of kids as young as five are using the Internet and that more than a quarter of them give out too much personal information.

Goodtoknow.co.uk 2011

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Girl on swing video

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Ashleigh Hall 17

Facebook photo 17

Peter Chapman 32

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Ashleigh’s Mother...

“Just put the message out that please, parents whose kids are on Facebook, please ask them to tell you who they're talking to. You just don't know who is behind that photo.”

BBC News 8 March 2010

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Megan Gillan 15

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Megan Gillan 15, a victim of cyber bullying, committed suicide after fellow pupils targeted her on the social networking website Bebo about her appearance and clothing.

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WHERE CAN CHILDREN ACCESS THE INTERNET

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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN USE THE INTERNET? 74% have internet access at home 98% have access somewhere 22% of boys and 19% of girls had

internet access in their bedroom 24% rely on school as main source of

internet accessLondon School of Economics 2010 (UK Children Go Online) A study of internet usage by young people in between 9-19 years

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INTERNET DANGERS TO CHILDREN

Pornography

Cyber bullying

Gambling

Addiction to Internet

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Hate sites

Shopping

Anti health and lifestyle....Suicide, Choking and Planking

Paedophiles

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CHATROOMS...

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CURIOUS_DAD & SEXYGAL13...CD: hi SG: hi CD: wanna chat SG: sure CD: Im john CD: 36m SG: hello john CD: and u r SG: emily 13 CD: sweet emily ;-)

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CD: u on here alotSG: all the time CD: really you like it i guess SG: why do you come on hereCD: when im bored CD: I like to look at young girls CD: do u think thats bad? SG: no CD: ha y is that SG: i dont think age should be an issue CD: good answer i guess u like older guys? SG: yh CD: i get really turned on by hot younger girls

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MESSAGING INTERRUPTED BY ADVERT CD: what did u last say CD: I lost everything SG: you asked if i had a pic and i said yh CD: how can i see do u have yahoo? SG: no sorry CD: can u post here SG: i dont no can i CD: email? SG: no CD: hmmmm CD: how do i see u SG: ou will just have to picture me

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TEENAGE EXPERIENCES 71% have received online messages from

someone they don’t know 45% have been asked for personal

information by people they don’t know 61% have posted a personal profile on

social networking websites and half of them have also posted pictures of themselves

34% saw sexual material online that they didn’t want to see Norton Feb 16 2007 Internet safety and your teen

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46% of 9-19 year old children who go online once a week say that they have given out personal information such as their full name, age, address, email address, phone number, hobbies, name of their school etc to someone they met on the internet.

Safekids.co.uk 2010

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WHAT PARENTS MAY NOT KNOW 33% of teens say that their parents know little

or nothing about what they do online 22% of teens say their parents have never

discussed internet safety with them 51% of parents don’t know if they have

software on their computers that let them monitor where their children go online

42% of parents don’t monitor what their children read or type in chat rooms.

95% of parents don’t understand the shorthand lingo children use in chatrooms Norton Feb 16 2007 Internet safety and your teen

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SLANG / ABBREVIATIONSLOLASL(R)BF / GFBRBGTG(L)MIRLMorFMOS

LAUGH OUT LOUDAGE SEX

LOCATION(RACE)BOYFRIEND /

GIRLFRIENDBE RIGHT BACKGOT TO GOLET’S MEET IN REAL

LIFEMALE OR FEMALEMUM OVER SHOULDER

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PARENTS OVER SHOULDERPARENTS ARE WATCHINGPARENTS ARE WATCHINGPARENTS IN ROOMPARENTS BEHIND BACKCODE 9 – PARENTS ARE

AROUNDNAKED IN FRONT OF COMPUTERGET NAKED ON CAMPORNTALK DIRTY TO ME

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Think You Know

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CHILD INTERNET SAFETY Stay safe by keeping all personal

details secret, i.e. name, address, family details and passwords

Never meet in person anyone met online unless accompanied by a parent

Never open an attachment from an unknown source

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Always remember that some people may lie about themselves

Always leave / block / report bad or uncomfortable conversations

Tell a parent if they see or receive anything online that they are unsure about

Reject all ‘friend requests’ from people they do not personally know

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WHAT CAN PARENTS DO?Know about computers Introduce rules to computer usage

Discover kids computer slang

Set parental controls

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Responsible parenting

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Support using computers for school work and as a learning facility

Always monitor what children are doing on computers

Family room locationExplain internet dangers

  

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REMEMBER TO MAKE SURE....

“KIDS ‘R’ SAFE”

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USEFUL ADVICE SITES BBC WEBWISE KIDSCAPE NSPCC KIDSMART CEOP DIRECT GOV UK

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What age do you have to be to join MySpace & Facebook?14 – MySpace 13 - FacebookWhat function on a computer allows you to review sites visited by your children?History toolOn what or where can children can access the internet?Mobile phone, television, library, X Box, school....What is the best location for your children’s computer?A family roomWhat does the abbreviation ASL mean?Age, sex, locationWhat percentage of children give their personal information to people they have only met on the internet?46%

WELL DONE EVERYONE!!

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Judge Anthony Thorpe,Chichester Crown Court ...

"It is clear that many parents have no idea just what undesirable friendships are being established with their children over the net."

10 August 2001 BBC News

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ANY QUESTIONS?